Multinational Federalism
Alain-G. Gagnon considers the challenges and opportunities available through multinational federalism. Read more here.
Alain-G. Gagnon considers the challenges and opportunities available through multinational federalism. Read more here.
Several scholars have reviewed how Brazil's federal structure has affected its response to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.
Saferworld has issued a report on Somalia’s efforts to consolidate a federal system through the experience of one of its states, Galmudug. Read more…
Andreas Umland and Valentyna Romanova contend that Ukraine's devolution of power to the local level deprives Russian forces of entry points and furthers the…
Jacek Rostowski and Arnab Das consider whether a proposal for the European Union to provide significant funding for coronavirus relief could lead to a…
Dhrubaraj B.K. with the Asia Foundation reviews how Nepal's national and local governments are responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Read more here.
A. Surya Prakash writes approvingly of the considerable authority that the Indian constitution grants to the national government during times of crisis. Read more…
Robert P. Inman and Daniel L. Rubenfeld have written Democratic Federalism: The Economics, Politics, and Law of Federal Governance (Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 2020). The authors…
Annable Crabb reviews the perils of attempting to change the balance of power between the national government and states. Read more here.
Gulnara R. Shaikhutdinova has written Contemporary Russian Federalism: Delimitation of Jurisdictional Subjects and Powers (The Hague: Asser Press, 2020). The author analyzes how federal relationships in Russia have…
Nitish Pahwa writes that India's responses to the coronavirus outbreak have varied widely by state. Read more here.
European Union leaders have proposed a pandemic recovery plan that would give the organization taxation and spending powers similar to those held by a…
The Peter MacKell Chair in Federalism at McGill University has created a compendium of resources related to federalism and the coronavirus. Read more here.
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