Federalism and Same-Sex Marriage in Mexico and Argentina
Jordi Díez notes that same-sex marriage is now legal in Mexico and Argentina. But he argues that the different paths that each took to legality…
Jordi Díez notes that same-sex marriage is now legal in Mexico and Argentina. But he argues that the different paths that each took to legality…
To mark the 150th anniversary of Canada's Constitution Act, Perspectives on Federalism has gathered a series of papers exploring the history and influence of…
Davide Strazzari notes that the Canadian government has devolved considerable migrant selection powers to all the provinces rather than just Quebec, as had been done previously. He writes that…
Christopher J. Kukucha writes about how the federal systems in Canada and the United States have affected the negotiation of international trade agreements. Kukucha…
A number of communities in Mexico have responded to official corruption and drug-related violence by rejecting state control and hiring militias for protection. Read more here.
Manitoba is the only province refusing to join a federal-provincial agreement to share the tax revenue from legalized cannabis. The federal government and 12…
Davide P. Cargnello and Maryantonett Flumian examine three trends shaping governance in Canada: the rise of digital culture, the reduced use of traditional intermediaries…
The Mowat Centre, along with Alain-G. Gagnon, have released a study of public opinion in Ontario and Quebec about a wide range of subjects,…
These articles examine the effects that the new structure of European Union economic governance has had on the European Parliament and the parliaments of…
A new study suggests that the results of the recent Catalan independence vote divided largely along whether voters' first language is Catalan or Spanish.…
Luis Moreno writes that Catalonia’s December 21 election produced an indecisive result. Although separatist parties won 70 seats in Catalonia’s 135-member parliament, the non-secessionist…
Paolo Dardanelli writes that some of the most pro-union political parties in Europe favor national independence. In examining this paradox, he argues that European…
The European Union launched an unprecedented disciplinary action against Poland this week in response to the government's moves to assert more control over the…
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