Interstate Cooperation and Territorial Representation in Intermestic Politics

Both the American and the German federal systems are acting under the impact of increasing globalization and are involved in processes of macro-regional integration. These developments are of vital interest for the constituent members of both federations. In such transformations, the nature of the representation of subnational units is a pivotal element. The crucial point is whether the federation and/or the new transnational regimes provide for the representation of subnational territorial units and give space for their horizontal cooperation.