Executive Federalism and Populist Challenges to Governance

Session Submission Type: Roundtable

Session Description

Legal scholars and political scientists question the viability of contemporary federalism--as we know it--in an age of heightened populist movements and the rise in executive government. What is this interaction between populist movements and federalism? How does this interaction affect policymaking in a polarized political environment? Can a developing form of executive government offer a possibility for bipartisanship and governmental legitimacy? This roundtable will explore these and related questions.

Sub Unit

• Related Groups / Federalist Society for Law and Politics

Chair

• Brigid Flaherty Baylor University

Presenters

• Michael S. Greve George Mason University

• Paul Nolette Marquette University

• Edward Rubin Vanderbilt University

• Nicholas F. Jacobs Colby College

• Laura K. Donohue Georgetown University