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American Federalism

April 30, 2019

Burger King, Federalism and Local Initiatives

John Tamny discusses why Burger King's new limited-market Impossible Burger mirrors the ways that local governments are well equipped to try new policy ideas.…

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American Federalism

April 30, 2019

Federalism and Education Event

Professor Kenneth Wong will present “Federalism and Education: Cross National Lessons”  at Brown University on May 9, 2019. Wong will discuss ongoing challenges and policy strategies…

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American Federalism

April 29, 2019

Analyzing the Local Effects of the SALT Cap

Manoj Viswanathan writes that much has been written about state-level efforts to limit the impact of the state-and-local-tax deduction cap, but little has been…

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April 29, 2019

Federalism and Green Building Policies in Austria and Switzerland

A group of authors have examined how federalism in Austria and Switzerland has affected climate-change mitigation in the fully decentralized building sectors of the two nations (password required).…

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American Federalism

April 26, 2019

Federalism and the Political Economy of Immigration Enforcement

Alberto Ciancio and Camilo García-Jimeno explore how the sharing of immigration enforcement responsibilities by local and federal officials affects immigration enforcement outcomes. Read more here.

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April 26, 2019

Does Indian Federalism Manifesto Fall Short?

Kevin James, Sohini Chatterjee, and Akshat Agarwal contend that the Indian National Congress's 2019 election manifesto does not go far enough in pushing for…

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April 25, 2019

Federalism for the “Worst Case”

A group of scholars contend that the extensive powers that the states have over sensitive political functions, along with doctrines such as the anti-commandeering…

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American Federalism

April 25, 2019

Climate Change, Foreign Affairs Federalism, and the U.S. Legal System

Jamison E. Colburn contends that the desire of many state and local governments to continue to support the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement…

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April 24, 2019

Calls for Federalism in Iraq

Omar Al-Jaffal reports that there are increasing calls for a federalist form of government in three of the nation's governorates, including oil-rich Basra. Al-Jaffal…

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April 24, 2019

Federalism in South Asia Conference at Yale

The South Asian Studies Council will host the Federalism in South Asia Conference from April 26 through April 28, 2019. Read more here.

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April 24, 2019

Majoritarian Democracy and Catalonia

Sean Mueller explores the role that majoritarian democracy has played in the Catalan separatist movement. Read more here.

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April 23, 2019

Trans Mountain Pipeline Project and Canadian Federalism

Brent Rathgeber contends that federalism in Canada might have "entered a new and awkward phase this past weekend" over the Trans Mountain Pipeline dispute. Read more…

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American Federalism

April 23, 2019

Federalism and Localism

Bruce Katz writes that federalism and "its close relation," localism, have made the United States resilient in ways that more centrally focused nations are…

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