Current News, Analyses, Events, Publications & Personalities
In the interests of intellectual discourse, the Center for the Study of Federalism posts diverse viewpoints. The views we post do not necessarily represent the views of the Center.
Federations and Populist Movements
POSTED | Feb 11, 2020
Jason Parker reviews the history of how various federations, such as the Central African Federation and the West Indies Federation, have developed and responded to...More
Podcast on Trudeau and the Politics of Federalism
POSTED | Feb 11, 2020
A group of commentators discuss the resumption of Parliament and how the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau might find points of common interest with...More
How Would Medicaid Block-Grant Change Affect Funding?
POSTED | Feb 10, 2020
Nicholas Bagley contends that the Trump administration's plan to change Medicaid funding would "gut" the program. Seema Verma, the administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...More
FDIC Proposed Lending Rule Draws Criticism
POSTED | Feb 10, 2020
A group of mostly Democratic state attorneys general are speaking out against a proposed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation rule that they say would undercut state...More
"This Is Federalism"
POSTED | Feb 07, 2020
In a blog post, Ken Ivory calls for a renewed effort to become involved politically at the state, rather than federal, level. Read more here.
Georgia Bill: Local Governments Should Regulate Scooters
POSTED | Feb 07, 2020
A bill filed in the Georgia legislature would give local governments, not the state, authority over regulating electric scooters. The bill comes amid nationwide scrutiny...More
The Role of the Tenth Amendment
POSTED | Feb 06, 2020
Iseghohime Ehighalua reviews the history the Tenth Amendment and contends that the amendment "will always be at the intersection of how the executive and the legislative...More
Review of Book on European Local Autonomy
POSTED | Feb 06, 2020
A review of Patterns of Local Autonomy in Europe (London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2019) is available. Read more here and here.
Health Officials Scramble to Meet New Federal Travel Restrictions
POSTED | Feb 05, 2020
States and localities have struggled to comply with new travel restrictions issued by the Trump administration in response to the coronavirus (password required). Read more...More
Cooperative Federalism Urged for India
POSTED | Feb 05, 2020
Aymen Mohammed and Malavika Prasad urge the national government to develop new ways to foster cooperative federalism between it and the states. Read more here.
Federalism and Language Program
POSTED | Feb 05, 2020
The Eurac Research Winter School on Governance has announced that its program, "Federalism and Language," will be held February 17-28 at Innsbruck and Bolzano. Read...More
Brexit: Culture War with an Economic Fallout?
POSTED | Feb 04, 2020
In an op-ed in the Irish Times, Chris Johns condemns Brexit as a culture-war issue, but asserts that "A federal UK -- devolved power -- is...More
How Will Water-Rule Change Affect Businesses and the Environment?
POSTED | Feb 04, 2020
Patrik Jonsson reports on the possible benefits and challenges created by the Trump administration's rule changes regarding water protections: "Writ broadly, the shift underway is...More
Democracy and Federalism Panel Discussion
POSTED | Feb 04, 2020
The American Constitution Society recently hosted a panel titled: "Democracy and Federalism: Friends or Foes?" You can view the discussion here.
"Citizenship Federalism" and Inequality
POSTED | Feb 03, 2020
Kenneth Stahl writes that many nations have a form of "citizenship federalism," in which local citizenship exists alongside national citizenship. He contends, however, that this...More