Book on Federalism and Conflict Resolution
Soeren Keil and Elisabeth Alder have edited Federalism as a Tool of Conflict Resolution (Oxon: Routledge, 2021). The book looks at case studies from a…
Soeren Keil and Elisabeth Alder have edited Federalism as a Tool of Conflict Resolution (Oxon: Routledge, 2021). The book looks at case studies from a…
The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the federal government's ability to establish a federal carbon-pricing backstop, dismissing concerns that the federal plan inappropriately…
Prerna Sharma, a student at Galgotias University School of Law, has prepared a comparative study of federalism in the United States and India. Read…
John Ball contends that Wales would benefit more from independence rather than remaining within the United Kingdom in any form of federal relationship. Read…
Carolyn Hughes Tuohy contends that Canadian federalism offers a way to ending the nation's crisis in long-term care. Read more here.
Shah Md Azimul Ehsan writes that, over the last several years, Bangladesh has strengthened the role of localities. This paper examines whether the current…
Juan S. Mora-Sanguinetti and Rok Spruk examine whether two waves of regionalization in Spain have led to positive economic results. Read more here.
On March 12, the Watson Institute at Brown University will host an online presentation by Junaid Kamal Ahmad, Country Director with the World Bank…
Kent Eaton considers how subnational governments in Latin America are defending their authority vis-à-vis national governments. Read more here.
Johanne Poirier compares how the characteristics of intergovernmental relations differ in common-law versus civil-law jurisdictions. Read more here.
Chakar Khan, Muhammad Akram, and Imran Farooq examine the effects of fiscal decentralization on social services in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. Read more…
Stephen Van Dine contrasts how two federations, Australia and Canada, have responded to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.
In an op-ed, Devesh Kapur writes that the solution to controversial farm laws lies in federalism -- giving states more authority over the matter.…
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