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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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Books

October 19, 2018

Book on the Provincial Role in Canadian Immigration

Mireille Paquet  has authored Province Building and the Federalization of Immigration in Canada (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 2018). Paquet writes that most studies of provincial …

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American Federalism

October 18, 2018

Cooperative Federalism in Energy Regulation

Joseph H. Margolies writes that two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions have softened the jurisdictional boundary between the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission and state public…

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American Federalism

October 18, 2018

Danger Posed by Weakened American Federalism?

David N. Schleicher writes that an increasingly large body of research has made it clear that voters look almost entirely to national politics when…

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American Federalism

October 17, 2018

Is Devolution the Path to a Less Politicized Judiciary?

Ilya Shapiro suggests that devolving power away from the federal government to the states offers the best route to less partisan courts. Read more…

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American Federalism

October 17, 2018

DOJ Releasing More Funds to Sanctuary Jurisdictions

The U.S. Department of Justice is releasing 2017 public safety funds to some so-called sanctuary cities that have refused to cooperate with the federal…

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American Federalism

October 17, 2018

Housing Increasingly a State, Rather than Local, Issue

In many states, local zoning rules are increasingly giving way to state-mandated housing policy as states struggle to find ways to encourage the development…

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American Federalism

October 16, 2018

Podcast: Federalism and Why States Sue the Federal Government

In this podcast, the staff of Democracy Works discusses federalism with Josh Shapiro, the attorney general of Pennsylvania. They discuss how federalism influences whether states choose to…

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American Federalism

October 16, 2018

Video: Fitting California’s Federalism Within a National Framework

Karthick Ramakrishnan of the University of California, Riverside, recently spoke about the national significance of California's progressive federalism. You can view a video of…

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News

October 16, 2018

Federalism in India and Nepal

Madhukar S.J.B. Rana and Atul K. Thakur consider India's experience with cooperative federalism, and what that might suggest about how Nepal's new federalist structure…

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American Federalism

October 15, 2018

Data Protection Via Federalism

Jonathan Mayer writes that data-protection efforts have long stalled at the federal level, which presents a "federalism twist" -- an opportunity for the states…

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News

October 15, 2018

Australian Federalism and Indigenous Nations

Michael Breen suggests that federalism offers a fresh way for the nation to constitutionally recognize indigenous peoples. Read more here.

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Podcasts

October 15, 2018

Moving Beyond ‘Resistance’: The Significance of California’s Federalism

Professor Karthick Ramakrishnan, UC Riverside speaks on the national significance of California’s progressive federalism.

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Podcasts

October 15, 2018

When States Sue the Federal Government

In this podcast, the staff of Democracy Works discusses federalism with Josh Shapiro, the attorney general of Pennsylvania. They discuss how federalism influences whether states choose to sue the federal government.

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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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