The Rise of Multilevel Governance

The era of the all-powerful nation-state is officially over. We used to think the national government

called all the shots, but now power is getting ripped in two directions. It is being sucked

up by massive global groups like the EU and pushed down to local cities and regions.

This is what political scientists call multilevel governance. Whether it is US states fighting

the feds or Scotland trying to break away from the UK, the old system is cracking.

We are moving toward a world of regions, meaning your local mayor might actually end up mattering

more than your president.