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February 25, 2020

Call for Federalism in the UK

At a recent constitutional affairs conference, a number of political leaders called for devolved government in the United Kingdom. The leaders included the mayor…

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February 11, 2020

Federations and Populist Movements

Jason Parker reviews the history of how various federations, such as the Central African Federation and the West Indies Federation, have developed and responded…

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February 11, 2020

Podcast on Trudeau and the Politics of Federalism

A group of commentators discuss the resumption of Parliament and how the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau might find points of common interest…

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Books

February 6, 2020

Review of Book on European Local Autonomy

A review of Patterns of Local Autonomy in Europe (London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2019) is available. Read more here and here.

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February 5, 2020

Cooperative Federalism Urged for India

Aymen Mohammed and Malavika Prasad urge the national government to develop new ways to foster cooperative federalism between it and the states. Read more here.

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February 4, 2020

Brexit: Culture War with an Economic Fallout?

In an op-ed in the Irish Times, Chris Johns condemns Brexit as a culture-war issue, but asserts that "A federal UK -- devolved power --…

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February 3, 2020

“Citizenship Federalism” and Inequality

Kenneth Stahl writes that many nations have a form of "citizenship federalism," in which local citizenship exists alongside national citizenship. He contends, however, that…

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February 3, 2020

Nepalese Leaders Commit to Support Needs-Assessment Goals

Leaders in Nepal have expressed support for the most recent version of the World Bank's Federalism Capacity Needs Assessment. Read more here and here.

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Books

January 30, 2020

Book on Regional Integration, Multilevel Governance, and the EU

Jae-Jae Spoon and Nils Ringe have edited The European Union and Beyond: Multi-Level Governance, Institutions, and Policy-Making (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2020). The book's chapters…

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January 28, 2020

Does Canadian Federalism Offers Lessons for Post-Brexit Britain?

Tom McTague suggests that Britain could learn from the successes that Canada's federal structure has provided to the nation. McTague approvingly quotes the Canadian…

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January 28, 2020

UK Labor Leaders Call for Devolution of Power

A group of Labor leadership candidates contend that too much power resides in Westminster, a problem that could be remedied by a system "built…

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January 27, 2020

Canadian Supreme Court Rejects Anti-Trans Mountain Pipeline Law

The Supreme Court of Canada has rejected an appeal from British Columbia in which the province sought to defend its anti-pipeline legislation. According to…

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January 24, 2020

Book on Separatist Parties Reviewed

Erika Arban has reviewed The Nationalism of the Rich: Discourses and Strategies of Separatist Parties in Catalonia, Flanders, Northern Italy and Scotland (password required). Read more here.

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