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.
A review of Patterns of Local Autonomy in Europe (London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2019) is available. Read more here and here.
States and localities have struggled to comply with new travel restrictions issued by the Trump administration in response to the coronavirus (password required). Read…
Aymen Mohammed and Malavika Prasad urge the national government to develop new ways to foster cooperative federalism between it and the states. Read more here.
The Eurac Research Winter School on Governance has announced that its program, "Federalism and Language," will be held February 17-28 at Innsbruck and Bolzano.…
In an op-ed in the Irish Times, Chris Johns condemns Brexit as a culture-war issue, but asserts that "A federal UK -- devolved power --…
Patrik Jonsson reports on the possible benefits and challenges created by the Trump administration's rule changes regarding water protections: "Writ broadly, the shift underway…
The American Constitution Society recently hosted a panel titled: "Democracy and Federalism: Friends or Foes?" You can view the discussion here.
Kenneth Stahl writes that many nations have a form of "citizenship federalism," in which local citizenship exists alongside national citizenship. He contends, however, that…
Leaders in Nepal have expressed support for the most recent version of the World Bank's Federalism Capacity Needs Assessment. Read more here and here.
Chris Edwards looks at federal taxation and the distribution of funds back to the states, declaring some states winners and other losers. Edwards questions…
Jae-Jae Spoon and Nils Ringe have edited The European Union and Beyond: Multi-Level Governance, Institutions, and Policy-Making (Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2020). The book's chapters…
Sean Beienburg explores the relationship between federalism and the development of originalist judicial philosophy. Read more here.
A group of twenty states and the District of Columbia have filed a lawsuit to prevent the Trump administration from making designs for 3D-printed…
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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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