Matthew L. M. Fletcher explores due process and equal rights in Michigan tribal courts, including how the federal government and the state of Michigan…
The Canada School of Public Service has announced an online event discussing the role of municipalities in federalism. Read more here.
Ravi Nair explores the state of federalism in Sri Lanka and suggests that "an injection of federalism" is needed. Read more here.
Alex Grøn Johnsen and John A. Hall reflect on the contributions of the Danish intellectual Meïr Goldschmidt on liberalism, nationalism, and federalism. Read more…
A group of scholars consider how the use of technologies can be complicated in a federal nation, where power is more widely separated, than…
Leslie P. Francis and John G. Francis explore what they term the "right to movement" among jurisdictions and how that right could be infringed…
Sarena Martinez contends that states should allow cities to decide whether and how to regulate firearms. Read more here.
Marcelo Castro and Tiago Cisalpino consider whether local dependence on upper-government grants in Brazil leads to more political support for incumbent leaders. Read more…
Jensen Lillquist explores the extraterritorial issues raised by last summer's U.S. Supreme Court abortion ruling, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Read more here.
In two papers published by the Center for Policy Research, a group of scholars analyze a number of federalism issues in India. Read more…
Ray Nothstine suggests that a clearer view of the "state of the union" can be found by examining state-level policies rather than those emanating…
A group of scholars explore how federal political entities affect the ability to align social and public health policy in pandemic responses. Read more here.
Jean Leclair offers commentary on Stephen Tierney's book, The Federal Contract: A Constitutional Theory of Federalism. Read more here.
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