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.
At a recent press forum, a former Senate President and former chair of the Commission on Elections weighed in on the pros and cons…
Some states allow undocumented immigrants to obtain driver's licenses. Researchers at Georgetown University Law Center have obtained documentation revealing that Immigration and Customs Enforcement…
Dermot Hodson writes that the new intergovernmentalism seeks to understand how European integration is changing. Hodson contends that the "euro crisis exemplifies the turbulent…
In an op-ed, Tunku Zain Al-'Abidin points to the history of one state, Negeri Simbilan, for examples of how federalism can be restored after…
As part of the Center on Constitutional Change's "20 Years of Devolution" series, Nicola McEwen looks back at twenty years of the Scottish Parliament and…
Under the nation's system of ethnic federalism, the Ethiopian Constitution gives each people the right to establish their own federal state if they wish…
Liew Chin Tong, the Deputy Defense Minister, reviews the circumstances in which devolution is beneficial to a nation such as Malaysia and considers the…
Mathew Idiculla writes that the recent election successes of the Bharatiya Janata Party raise significant questions about the future of Indian federalism. Read more here.
Jacob Finkel writes that the Compact Clause of the Constitution has been "consigned to near obsolescence." Finkel notes that, over the last century, many…
Canterbury Christ Church University in Canterbury, Kent, is accepting applications for its Politics Summer School program to be held August 10-24, 2019. The topic…
On this Fourth of July, CSF fellow Stephen Schechter reminds us that the Declaration of Independence was preceded by myriad similar declarations developed by many local and…
Liz Farmer reports that the 2017 federal tax law has affected the borrowing strategies of state and local governments. Read more here.
The Department of Interior and Local Government has announced that it will continue to back the proposed shift to a federal form of government…
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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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