The Federalism Library is an online multimedia collection of articles, books, and podcasts exploring contemporary and classic questions related to federalism. It includes material created by the Center for the Study of Federalism, as well as carefully curated information from prominent writers on federalism.
Jerron Wheeler contends that Congress should condition federal funding for state and local law enforcement officers on the implementation of a screening process for white supremacists…
Guido Montani has written Anthropocene and Cosmopolitan Citizenship: Europe and the New International Order (Abingdon: Routledge, 2024). The book explores what role the European Union can play…
The Making and Ending of Federalism (Leiden: Brill, 2024), a new book edited by a group of scholars and included in the "Studies in Territorial…
A group of scholars consider what role federalism could play in "stopping democracies from sliding into autocracy." Read more here.
Gregory Ablavsky examines, in light of the U.S. Supreme Court's 2023 opinion in Haaland v. Brackeen, the original meaning of the Indian Commerce Clause of the…
John G. Grove reviews, in the context of increasing interest in nullification in some states, the history of nullification in the United States and…
A chapter in Werner Reutter's new book, Constitutional Courts in the German States (New York: Springer, 2024), focuses on the roles of democracy and federalism in…
James A. Gardner explores whether federalism can protect subnational liberal democracy from authoritarian central governments. Read more here.
The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development has released a working paper titled "Navigating Conflict and Fostering Cooperation in Fiscal Federalism." Read more here.
The Canada School of Public Service has released a video discussion titled, "Developing Public Policy in a Diverse Federation." You can watch the video…
Writing that Americans should "turn down the heat," J. D. Tuccille contends that federalism in the form of more local diversity offers a path…
Sara C. Bronin writes that the federal Advisory Council on Historic Preservation, which she chairs, has adopted a Policy Statement on Indigenous Knowledge and…
Jared Brey reports that although the Biden administration has pushed hundreds of billions of dollars in federal infrastructure funds to states and localities, this funding…
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Federalism is American government’s best kept secret. Its influence is pervasive and profound. Though not mentioned in the Constitution, federalism’s meaning and application have been at the center of disputes from 1776 to the Civil War to our current culture wars. We are scholars who focus on federalism, and through this podcast, we explore how federalism, from practice to theory, shapes our politics, policies, culture, society, and daily life.
Federalism’s influence on American government, culture and society is pervasive and profound, yet often unexplored. This short podcast examines single, practical topics to show how federalism’s influence is real and relevant in average citizens’ daily lives.
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