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India and Asymmetric Federalism

Nikhil Sikka contends that India's constitutional structure provides "a precise demonstration of asymmetric federalism." Read more here.

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Books

Book on Canadian Debt and Federalism

Thomas G.W. Telfer and Virginia Torrie have written Debt and Federalism: Landmark Cases in Canadian Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law, 1894-1937 (Vancouver: UBC Press, 2021). The authors…

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Australia’s National Identity and the Coronavirus Pandemic

Judith Brett traces the history of Australia's shift from colonies to federation and explores how the coronavirus pandemic has exposed increasingly strong state-based identities.…

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Should There Be Greater Autonomy and Standing for Cities?

Amal Sethi writes that with the rapid growth of cities worldwide, some have contended that constitutionalism may become irrelevant to a large share of…

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Canadian Federation Survey

The Environics Institute for Survey Research has released its latest survey tracking Canadians' beliefs about the ups and downs of Canadian federal-provincial and inter-regional…

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American Federalism

What Role Should Cities Play in Federalism?

Richard Schragger considers the role that cities play in federalism and suggests that state-based federalism is bad for cities. Read more here.

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American Federalism

How Have the Coronavirus Responses of New York and Texas Affect Businesses?

A group of scholars have examined how the responses to the coronavirus pandemic by New York and Texas affected each state's businesses. Read more here.

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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

OSHA Warns States to Adopt Coronavirus Safety Rules

The federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration has warned Arizona, South Carolina, and Utah that it intends to take over their workplace safety programs…

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The Pandemic and Canadian Federalism

Johanne Poirier and Jessica Michelin explore the federalism issues raised by Canada's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.

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American Federalism

Federal and State Cybersecurity Collaboration

Jule Pattison-Gordon reports on proposals to improve collaboration between federal and state cybersecurity officials. Read more here.

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American Federalism

Federalism and Public Education

A group of scholars have explored efforts to make federalism work equitably in public education. Read more here.

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Event on Federalism and Empire

On November 12, City University of London will host an online event titled, "Federalism and Empire." Read more here.

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