Scaling Down: The Subnational Comparative Method

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The Politics of Re-centralization in Argentina and Brazil (2004, background): “While we undoubtedly continue to “live in an age of decentralization” (Snyder 2001, 93), in parts of Latin America this wave of decentralization has already broken and shown clear signs of receding.”
Improving Social Well-Being Through New Democratic Institutions (2014, background): “Researchers have documented considerable subnational variation within democratic regimes and continue to debate the effects of culture, economics, state formation, and civil society (Cleary, 2010; Eaton, 2004; Key, 1964; Putnam, Leonardi, & Nanetti, 1993; Snyder, 2001).”
A Sequential Theory of Decentralization: Latin American Cases in Comparative Perspective (2005, background): “In this article, I propose a sequential theory of decentralization that has three main characteristics: (1) it defines decentralization as a process, (2) it takes into account the territorial interests of bargaining actors, and (3) it incorporates policy feedback effects.”
Mapping the Regional Divide in Europe: A Measure for Assessing Quality of Government in 206 European Regions (2014, background): “…empirical questions at the sub-national level, across countries, provides many advantages, as this level of analysis increases the number of observations, providing an inherent natural controls for cultures, institutions, and norms across countries and strengthening causal inferences (Snyder 2001).”