Is the Teaching of Federalism and Intergovernmental Relations Dead or Alive in U.S. Public Administration?

Abstract

Despite widespread perceptions of a decline in teaching about federalism and/or intergovernmental relations in U. S. public administration and public affairs programs, this study finds that more than half of all such programs offer courses on these subjects. Such courses are more prevalent in public administration than in political science; interest in teaching such courses is higher in public administration than in political science; and such courses are viewed as valuable by department colleagues in both disciplines. The top four topics covered in such courses are intergovernmental administration, federal-state-local relations, policy issues, and fiscal matters. Moreover, the rise of popular terms such as collaborative, networked, and multilevel governance has not displaced federal, federalism, and intergovernmental relations in course titles.

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