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December 21, 2020

Is China an Example of a “Laboratory of Authoritarianism”?

Yueduan Wang challenges the notion that the kind of experimentation that occurs in America's "laboratories of democracy" -- i.e., the states -- is limited…

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December 17, 2020

Nigeria’s “Flawed Federalism”

Nkasi Wodu writes that "Nigeria continues to suffer the effects of its flawed federalism," which stems from the 1966 "unification decree" by which most…

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December 10, 2020

Review of Ethiopean Federalism and Conflict

Tom Gardner suggests that although the nation's system of ethnic federalism is facing serious challenges, "changes to the constitution need not spell the end of…

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December 7, 2020

Decentralization in the Middle East and North Africa

A group of scholars have written a paper as part of a two year project concerning decentralization in the Middle East and North Africa.…

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December 4, 2020

2021 Summer University on Federalism Announced

The Institute of Federalism at the University of Fribourg has announced the 2021 edition of its Summer University on federalism and decentralization. Read more here.

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December 4, 2020

Canadian Fiscal Federalism and the Coronavirus Pandemic

Sean Speer and Jonah Goldberg write that the coronavirus pandemic has highlighted a number of challenges faced by Canadian fiscal federalism. Read more here.

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December 2, 2020

Devolution in Iraq

Raad Alkadiri reviews the constitutional battle over devolution in Iraq and considers possible long-term solutions. Read more here.

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December 1, 2020

Philippine Jurist Calls for Federalism

Retired Chief Justice Reynato Puno has again called for support for federalism, arguing that the coronavirus pandemic and threat from typhoons "sharpen the need…

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December 1, 2020

Podcast on Canadian Federalism and the Pandemic

In a podcast episode, a group of scholars discuss how the coronavirus pandemic has tested Canada's intergovernmental system. You can listen to the podcast…

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November 27, 2020

Ethnic Federalism and Conflict in Ethiopia

Safia Farole writes that the Tigray conflict in Ethiopia may stem from the nation's system of ethnic federalism, a system in which "there is…

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November 25, 2020

Subnational Transnational Networks in Europe

Pier Domenico Tortola and Stefan Couperus examine differentiation among transnational networks of local authorities in Europe and offer recommendations based on their research. Read…

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November 24, 2020

Federalism and Canadian Energy Efficiency

Brendan Haley and James Gaede discuss the energy efficiency "scorecards" that have been created for each province and how federalism can help the nation…

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November 20, 2020

2021 Baxter Family Federalism Competition Announced

The Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism at McGill University has announced the 2021 Baxter Family Competition on Federalism, with the theme of "Federalism, Identity…

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