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Comparative Federalism

October 10, 2023

John Austin and Indian Federalism 

In a blog post, Sonal Gupta considers how India's federalism compares to the traditional hierarchical structure of government posited by John Austin. Read more…

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Comparative Federalism

September 18, 2023

Federalism’s Impact on Secession Movements 

Leah Trueblood compares the effect federalism has had on secession movements in Scotland and Québec. Read more here.

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Comparative Federalism

September 12, 2023

Analyzing Shared Rule 

Rahel Freiburghaus suggests that shared rule is not the equivalent of intergovernmental lobbying, and she offers a framework for the analysis of shared rule.…

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Comparative Federalism

September 7, 2023

Nepal and Swiss Federalism 

In an op-ed, Khim Lal Devkota suggests that Nepal could benefit by studying Switzerland's experience with federalism. Read more here.

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Comparative Federalism

September 6, 2023

Webinar on Indian Federalism 

The University of Pennsylvania Institute for the Advanced Study of India will present a webinar titled "Indian Federalism: A Comparative and Contemporary View," on…

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Other Federal Countries

September 5, 2023

“Unbundling” Federalism in Nepal 

In an op-ed, Khim Lal Devkota writes that the nation's localities are being undermined by higher levels of government. Read more here.

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Comparative Federalism

August 22, 2023

Federalism for Sri Lanka

Daya Gamage contends that the United States has, since the 1980s, pressured Sri Lanka to implement a federal structure for the nation

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News

August 18, 2023

The Rhetoric of the Scottish Independence Debate

Nick Lewis explores whether political elites in Scotland contribute to nationalist/unionist division through their rhetoric. Read more here.

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News

August 16, 2023

Book on Federalism Studies

Carol S. Weissert has authored Rethinking Federalism Studies (Northampton, Mass.: Edward Elgar, 2023). The book explores the linking of scholarship to the politics of…

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Comparative Federalism

October 24, 2022

A Comparison of Federal Institutions and the Response to Covid

A group of scholars analyze how the institutions of three federal nations -- the United States, India, and Brazil -- empowered rather than constrained…

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Books

October 26, 2021

Book on Comparative Federalism and the Coronavirus Pandemic

Nico Steytler has edited Comparative Federalism and Covid-19 (Abingdon-on-Thames: Routledge, 2021). The writers offer a multidisciplinary approach in exploring whether federalism helped or hindered in…

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American Federalism

August 12, 2021

Environmental Federalism in California and Brazil

A group of scholars compare the effects of environmental federalism on the environmental impact statements of two subnational units of two federalist nations. Read…

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Comparative Federalism

July 12, 2021

Comparative Federalism in Africa

David Ademola Olajide compares how federalism has played out in a number of African nations, concluding that a number of such nations are "bedeviled…

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