Intergovernmental Relations in the Philippines
Michael Henry Yusingco writes that the increasing complexity of government has led to overlapping responsibilities among levels of government. He provides a theoretical discussion…
Michael Henry Yusingco writes that the increasing complexity of government has led to overlapping responsibilities among levels of government. He provides a theoretical discussion…
Arguing that "the federal form of union is well established and available for the world," Joseph P. Baratta asserts that, contrary to the Realist foreign…
Dilip D'Souza compares the status of Kashmir to that of Quebec, the special concessions to eastern Germany after reunification, and the United States during…
Tensions stemming from a regional election in the state of Jubaland have led to concerns that the national government is attempting to, in the words…
C. Rammanohar Reddy contends that when the government recently changed Kashmir's status, "federalism was shoved aside" -- thus putting at risk "the idea of India." Read…
René Lefort and William Davison write that the nation faces a volatile challenge between those who favor "softer federalism" with a strong central government and…
Andrew Parkin reports that the Confederation of Tomorrow survey of Canadians reveals that "there aren't easy answers" when it comes to how Canadians feel…
Warning that the Indian government's recent move to change Kashmir's status "opens up a dangerous precedent that may strike at the very root of…
Antje Brown notes the tenth anniversary of the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 and contends that now is the time for ambitious action on climate…
An op-ed in The Economist contends that although "the main kibosh to federalism has come from the technocrats running the economy for Mr. Duterte," the Philippine…
Yohannes Gedamu writes that Ethiopia's federal ethnic arrangement faces a severe test from the Sidama ethnic group's demand to have its own regional state. Read…
Giacomo Delledonne and Giuseppe Martinico have edited The Canadian Contribution to a Comparative Law of Secession (Basingstoke, UK: Palgrave-Macmillan, 2019). The book explores the 20th anniversary of the Quebec Secession…
Don Aitkin traces the rise of federations and suggests that in Australia, local communities have lost too much power to the center -- "Australia…
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