Acknowledgments

Most of the contributions to this volume began as presentations at a workshop held in Kent, England, co-sponsored by the Centre for Federal Studies at the University of Kent and the Center for State Constitutional Studies at Rutgers University-Camden. We wish to thank the James Madison Trust, which provided crucial financial support for this meeting. Marie-Louise Burgess supervised the organizing of the workshop and saw to the myriad details so essential to its success. Sylvia Somers made crucial contributions in contacting contributors and overseeing the production of the manuscript. Our home institutions – the University of Kent and Rutgers University-Camden – provided us with much-needed support throughout. To these and others not named, we offer our heartfelt appreciation.