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Federalism and Decentralization Book Series

The Routledge Studies in Federalism and Decentralization book series is coedited by Paolo Dardanelli and John Kincaid. The editors invite submissions of research monographs and edited collections that advance theoretical knowledge.

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Book on State Legislatures and American Federalism

Christian G. Fritz has written Monitoring American Federalism: The History of State Legislative Resistance (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2023). Fritz traces the development of interposition and nullification in American politics.

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Fiscal Federalism Handbook to Be Released Next Month

The new Forum of Federations Handbook of Fiscal Federalism can be pre-ordered.

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Book on Territorial Change in Indonesia

Ratri Istania has written Territorial Change and Conflict in Indonesia (New York: Routledge, 2023). The book traces the development of new provinces in Indonesia.

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Book on Federalism and Secession

Jorge Cagiao y Conde and Alain-G. Gagnon have edited Federalism and Secession (Brussels: Peter Lang, 2021). The book explores the issue of secession in federal contexts and "lays…

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Book on Federalism in the Middle East and North Africa

Aslı Ü. Bâli and Omar M. Dajani have edited Federalism and Decentralization in the Contemporary Middle East and North Africa (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2022).…

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“Global Democracy” Book Announced

Democracy Without Borders has announced Global Democracy: The Key to Global Justice by Oded Gilad and Dena Freeman. The book includes discussions of the role…

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Review of “Democratic Justice”

Lincoln Caplan reviews Democratic Justice: Felix Frankfurter, the Supreme Court, and the Making of the Liberal Establishment, by Brad Snyder. In the review, Caplan addresses…

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Book on Federalism and Combating Covid

Nico Steytler has edited Comparative Federalism and Covid-19: Combating the Pandemic (Oxon: Routledge, 2022). The book, which includes an essay by CSF Fellows John Kincaid and…

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Book on “Defensive Federalism”

Ferran Requejo and Marc Sanjaume-Calvet have edited Defensive Federalism: Protecting Territorial Minorities from the "Tyranny of the Majority" (Oxon: Routledge, 2023). The book is published as…

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Review of Book on Trump and Federalism

James M. Brasfield has reviewed Trump, the Administrative Presidency, and Federalism, by Frank J. Thompson, Kenneth K. Wong, and Barry G. Rabe. Read more here.

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Review of “State and Nation in the United Kingdom”

Lisa Claire Whitten has reviewed Michael Keating's book, State and Nation in the United Kingdom: The Fractured Union (password required). Read more here.

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Book on Models of Non-Territorial Autonomy

Tove H. Malloy and Levente Salat have edited Non-Territorial Autonomy and Decentralization: Ethno-Cultural Diversity Governance (Oxfordshire: Routledge, 2021). The book will be available on April 29.…

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Federalism Matters Podcast

Federalism is American government’s best kept secret. Its influence is pervasive and profound. Though not mentioned in the Constitution, federalism’s meaning and application have been at the center of disputes from 1776 to the Civil War to our current culture wars. We are scholars who focus on federalism, and through this podcast, we explore how federalism, from practice to theory, shapes our politics, policies, culture, society, and daily life.

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Federalism’s influence on American government, culture and society is pervasive and profound, yet often unexplored. This short podcast examines single, practical topics to show how federalism’s influence is real and relevant in average citizens’ daily lives.

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