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.
Gyldas Ofoulhast-Othamot writes that sectoral decentralization experiments in natural resources management have, in recent years, accompanied the implementation of decentralization policies. Ofoulhast-Othamot contends that in…
In her new book, Fragmented Democracy: Medicaid, Federalism, and Unequal Politics, Jamila Michener contends that although Medicaid is a federal program, its implementation varies…
Nicolas Schmitt suggests that the institutionalized way Switzerland continually examines its federalist structure offers a model of introspection useful to other federalist nations. Schmitt…
Pierre Haroche contends that, contrary to the idea that national parliaments were "victims" of European integration, such parliaments actually empowered the transfer of authority…
Andrew R. Kear compares how the natural gas policy paths of the federal government and the states of Colorado and Wyoming facilitate and respond…
Daniel J. Hemel looks at three federalism doctrines to better understand the distributional aspects of recent Supreme Court jurisprudence. Hemel suggests that federalism affects…
Ilya Somin writes that if the Trump administration prevails in its legal struggles with sanctuary cities, state and local autonomy would suffer a "major…
Last week, EPA administrator Scott Pruitt announced that the agency would no longer allow California to require stricter emissions standards than those required by…
The Commerce Department has announced that it will add a question about citizenship to the 2020 census. Heather Trela and Jeffrey M. Wice of…
Wenhui Feng examines the tensions that sometimes exist between state governments and local health departments through the lens of obesity policy (such as former…
The Philippines is considering how many states to create as the nation moves toward federalism. This article focuses on the possibility of one such…
Rejecting a single answer to the challenges facing America, these authors think the best means to strengthen public confidence in American democracy is to…
In this commentary, Kenny Stein contends that California's emissions waiver -- which the Trump administration has recently suggested it will revoke -- is not a federalism…
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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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