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Federalism Library

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.

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American Federalism

February 6, 2020

The Role of the Tenth Amendment

Iseghohime Ehighalua reviews the history the Tenth Amendment and contends that the amendment "will always be at the intersection of how the executive and the…

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Books

February 6, 2020

Review of Book on European Local Autonomy

A review of Patterns of Local Autonomy in Europe (London: Palgrave MacMillan, 2019) is available. Read more here and here.

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News

February 5, 2020

Health Officials Scramble to Meet New Federal Travel Restrictions

States and localities have struggled to comply with new travel restrictions issued by the Trump administration in response to the coronavirus (password required). Read…

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News

February 5, 2020

Cooperative Federalism Urged for India

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.

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News

February 5, 2020

Federalism and Language Program

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.…

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News

February 4, 2020

Brexit: Culture War with an Economic Fallout?

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 --…

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American Federalism

February 4, 2020

How Will Water-Rule Change Affect Businesses and the Environment?

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…

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American Federalism

February 4, 2020

Democracy and Federalism Panel Discussion

The American Constitution Society recently hosted a panel titled: "Democracy and Federalism: Friends or Foes?" You can view the discussion here.

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News

February 3, 2020

“Citizenship Federalism” and Inequality

Kenneth Stahl writes that many nations have a form of "citizenship federalism," in which local citizenship exists alongside national citizenship. He contends, however, that…

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News

February 3, 2020

Nepalese Leaders Commit to Support Needs-Assessment Goals

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.

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News

January 31, 2020

The Unequal Return of Federal Taxes to the States Considered

Chris Edwards looks at federal taxation and the distribution of funds back to the states, declaring some states winners and other losers. Edwards questions…

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Books

January 30, 2020

Book on Regional Integration, Multilevel Governance, and the EU

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…

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American Federalism

January 30, 2020

Federalism and Originalism

Sean Beienburg explores the relationship between federalism and the development of originalist judicial philosophy. Read more here.

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Federalism Matters Podcast

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.

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The Federalism Minute

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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