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.
Christopher Brooks considers how state assumption of section 404 permitting aligns with "the long tradition of cooperative federalism in managing water resources under the…
Frank J. Thompson, Kenneth K. Wong, and Barry G. Rabe have authored Trump, the Administrative Presidency, and Federalism (Washington DC: Brookings Institution Press, 2020). The authors…
Alok Prasanna Kumar contends that the Supreme Court's recent ruling that a state government could not pass a law allowing direct appeal to the Supreme…
Vijaya Pushkarna contends that the cooperative federalism represented by the Goods and Services Tax continues to "wobble" because of the national government's inability to…
Ronald A. Brand examines the federal systems of the United States and the European Union through the lens of private international law. Read more here.
A group of writers analyze Nepal's transition to federalism through the lens of behavioral science as a way to understand why people in a…
The State Energy & Environmental Impact Center of New York University School of Law has released a report studying how state attorneys general have…
Anthony Johnstone looks at the pluralism of state constitutional politics by examining how states have responded to the Affordable Care Act. Read more here.
The Trump administration has announced plans to end the federal prohibition on importing prescription drugs from Canada. Several states have already either passed legislation…
In a ruling in litigation brought by eighteen Republican-led states, a federal appeals court has struck down the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate (password…
Sean Beienburg contends that Prohibition provides a vivid example of why policymaking should be left to the states, rather than the federal government. Read more…
Lawrence Jia reviews the rise of federal regulatory authority and contends that states should be empowered again "when the federal government fails in its…
A report by the International Crisis Group notes that as Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed attempts to implement reforms, the nation's system of ethnic federalism has become a…
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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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