Right-Leaning European Union Bloc to Support Federalist Ambitions
A leaked manifesto of the right-leaning European People's Party -- the largest parliamentary bloc within the European Parliament -- suggests that the party appears to be…
A leaked manifesto of the right-leaning European People's Party -- the largest parliamentary bloc within the European Parliament -- suggests that the party appears to be…
The Canada School of Public Service has announced a webinar on collaboration across federal, provincial, and territorial jurisdictions to strengthen the nation's emergency preparedness. Read more…
Kate Huddleston writes that "manufactured state emergencies" pose an increasing challenge to the nation's constitutional order and contends that the federal government should focus on…
A group of scholars have reviewed the literature of the effects of the Covid pandemic on multilevel governance. Read more here.
Ivan Naranjo explores the increasingly common practice of states in curtailing the authority of localities. Naranjo does so by focusing on the effects of…
Paul Carmichael and Colin Knox analyze the significance of the "Good Friday" agreement in Northern Ireland and the possible further enhancement of local authority powers…
Melih Cevik writes that the nation's K-12 educational system "exemplifies" federalism. Read more here.
Several scholars consider how relations between Michigan and the state's localities have been affected by issues such as preemption. Read more here.
A group of writers with the Pew Charitable Trusts offer five insights intended to assist states find their way through a federal government shutdown.…
Yannick Bury and Lars P. Feld consider whether local elections in Germany affect the nation's intergovernmental transfers. Read more here.
Charles-Emmanuel Côté explores the legal validity of international agreements reached by Canadian provinces. He notes that Quebec has been far more active than other…
A Note in the Harvard Law Review points out that "one beauty — and challenge — of federalism is that states may deviate ethically from one another" as part of…
R. Sai Spandana and Tushar Kohli look back at two key federalism decisions handed down by the Indian Supreme Court in 2023. Read more…
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