Federalism and the Ostromian Perspective
Rosolino Candela looks at institutional change by analyzing the relationship between self-governance, polycentricity, and federalism. Read more here.
Rosolino Candela looks at institutional change by analyzing the relationship between self-governance, polycentricity, and federalism. Read more here.
A group of scholars have studied six Canadian universities and compared how the federal and provincial governments differ in their approaches to university policies…
The Institute for Comparative Federalism at Eurac Research is accepting applications for its federalism scholar in residence program. Applications are due July 1. Read more…
Alex B. Brillantes Jr. reviews efforts to bring a more federal form of government to the nation, and suggests that "the federalism debate should…
Fenner F. Stewart has prepared an introduction to Canadian energy federalism for a forthcoming book on the topic. Read more here.
In an op-ed, Belachew Mekuria says it is time for greater decentralization in Ethiopia, arguing that the practice of "our federalism is hardly in sync…
In an op-ed, Licia Corbella writes that discontent with the federal government, particularly among western Canadians, has risen to alarming levels. Corbella points to…
The Himalayan Times reports that the World Bank has approved another credit that supports the nation's move to federalism. Read more here.
Christoffe Jaffrelot and Sanskruthi Kalyankar explore how the government of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has affected center-state relations in India. Read more here.
In the wake of former President Mohammad Khatami's recent statement that he would support a federalist structure for the nation, IranWire has launched a series of articles about the possibility…
The Scottish Affairs Committee of the UK Parliament has published a report on the state of intergovernmental relations between England and Scotland. Read more here.
The British Columbia Court of Appeals has struck down the province's attempt to regulate the inter-provincial Trans Mountain Pipeline. The court ruled that such…
A study developed by the Canada West Foundation shows that despite federalism-related tensions identified in an earlier report by the same organization, most Canadians…
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