In an op-ed, Partha S. Ghosh considers whether federalism poses a threat to democracy in the United States and India. Read more here.
Daniel Cetrà and Wilfried Swenden examine state nationalism and territorial accommodation in Spain and India. Read more here.
Berihun Adugna Gebeye considers "the African experiment with federalism" in light of classic federal theory. Read more here.
A blog post at Scroll In contends that the Goods and Services Tax Council marks a setback, not a benefit, to efforts at cooperative…
Berihun Adugna Gebeye compares the federal systems of Nigeria and Ethiopia to explore whether federalism can operate without constitutionalism. Read more here.
Hellmut Wollmann investigates the extent to which recentralization has occurred in Germany during the last several decades. Read more here.
Ian Bremmer examines Ethiopia's system of ethnic federalism and Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's efforts to move the nation toward more of a "secular federalism"…
Yamini Aiyar and Mekhala Krishnamurthy write that the Indian national government's recent agricultural legislation is little more than "political bulldozing" rather than a genuine…
Ken Coates examines the coronavirus pandemic and the "untimely reemergence" of Canadian federalism. Read more here.
Writing that "one of the enduring benefits of Canadian federalism is the freedom it provides for provincial governments to innovate in law and policy," Camden…
Philipp Dann and Arun K. Thiruvengadam compare the constitutional structures of India and the European Union by exploring the effect the federal order has…
In a podcast episode, a group of scholars discuss the resiliency of Canada's federation in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. You can listen…
The European Union has begun legal action in response to how the United Kingdom's exit plan could affect Northern Ireland (password required). Read more…
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