CSF Founder Daniel J. Elazar argued that “while the idea of constitutionalism is quite ancient in the Western world and actual constitutions can be…
The Articles of Confederation was the first formal constitution of the United States of America. Barbara Allen provides a discussion of the document in…
Thomas Jefferson wrote that the Declaration of Independence was “neither aiming at originality of principles or sentiments, nor yet copied from any particular and…
The Mayflower Compact (1620) was the first American frame of governance based on popular consent. CSF Fellow Donald Lutz provides commentary on this document…
U.S. mayors are increasingly pushing back against federal policy. Center for the Study of Federalism Fellow John Kincaid explains why and points to other…
In honor of Independence Day the Center for the Study of Federalism (CSF) will be linking to content on American founding documents over the…
Yuichiro Tsuji writes that the Japanese Diet is considering the possibility of amending the nation's constitution. Tsuji contends that now is the time to…
According to a poll conducted by Social Weather Stations, less than half of Filipinos support President Rodrigo Duterte's federalism initiative. Approximately one out of…
Ed Whitcomb writes that climate-change politics are undermining Canadian federalism. He suggests that provincial-level objections to federal climate-change policy make this an appropriate time…
Mark Bruerton, Tracey Arklay, Robyn Hollander, and Ron Levy have edited A People’s Federation (Leichhardt, NSW: The Federation Press, 2017). The book brings together…
Michael Li and Yurij Rudensky with the Brennan Center for Justice write that although the Supreme Court recently returned partisan gerrymandering appeals from Wisconsin…
The Supreme Court has largely affirmed a redistricting plan that plaintiffs charged was based on racial animus. Amy Howe writes that the ruling was an almost…
In a white paper prepared for the National Academy for State Health Policy, a number of scholars analyze whether, despite federal patent law, the Tenth…
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