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.
Amy Liu reports that many cities have taken the lead in economic development, clean energy, and other issues that have bogged down at the…
Malcolm Cook predicts that the Philippines will not adopt a federalist system during President Rodrigo Duterte's presidency. Cook supports the status quo on grounds…
Matthew Yglesias warns that voter familiarity with the work of state legislators has plummeted as voters increasingly cast their votes based on how state…
The University of Innsbruck and Eurac Research have announced a call for applications for the 2019 Winter School on Federalism and Governance. Read more here.
In this Constitution Day speech, Joseph William Singer calls for increased awareness of how Indian Nations are treated by the Constitution and by the…
An international group of scholars has studied Canadian and German intergovernmental responses to climate change. They suggest that because the effects of climate change…
The National Conference of State Legislatures is urging Congress to not legislate around the recent South Dakota v. Wayfair decision, in which the Supreme…
Jud Campbell suggests that, in arguing against the Sedition Act of 1798, Republicans claimed that the Free Speech and Press Clauses eliminated any federal…
Robert F. Duncan writes that the U.S. Constitution secures federalism by preserving the states as political entities, limiting national power through enumeration and reserving…
Michael Blaakman explores how early American capitalists used the nation's federal structure to work for them by creating a competitive market structure in land…
In honor of Constitution Day, Christine Cooke, Kyle Treasure, and Amber Maxfield spent several months studying the Constitution. They urge others to do so as…
Yonatan Fessha writes that although Ethiopia's two-decade-old federal structure is dominated by democratic centralism, the nation is moving toward increased power at the state…
The Mowat Centre of Ontario has prepared a report examining the intergovernmental implications of a national pharmacare program. Read more here.
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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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