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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

The Effects of National Federalism

John O. McGinnis asserts in this essay that the ideas of the new school of national federalism would lead to a more activist and…

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Other Federal Countries

Solidarity and Federalism

Erika Arban examines the scope of the principle of (federal) solidarity and its relationship with other doctrines such as Bundestreue, federal loyalty, and cooperative…

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Other Federal Countries

“Smart Devolution” and Metropolitan and City-Regional Politics

Igor Calzada explores the process of devolution and the emergence of right-wing and progressive nationalism. Calzada argues that an ongoing “metropolitanization effect” is increasingly…

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American Federalism

Citing Federal Gap, Chicago Forms Legal Unit

Chicago officials, like those of some other cities, have formed a legal unit to sue the federal government and also corporations when the city…

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Other Federal Countries

Criminal Charges Filed Against Carles Viver

The government of Spain has filed criminal charges against Carles Viver Pi-Sunyer, former director of the Institut d'Estudis Autonòmics (Institute of Self-Government Studies) in…

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Other Federal Countries

Educational Policy Diffusion in Subnational Brazilian Governments

In this paper, Catarina Segatto explores how the decentralization of education policy by the 1988 Brazilian Constitution has affected educational policy diffusion. Specifically, Segatto…

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Let States Decide Fate of Sports Betting

George Will argues that in the U.S. Supreme Court’s current case, Christie v. National Collegiate Athletic Association, the court should uphold federalism and rule…

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American Federalism

How Americans Think About Federalism

In this article, Nicholas Jacobs asserts that the dominant perspective on federalism and American public opinion suggests that Americans do not consider federalism when…

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American Federalism

Effectiveness in Enforcing the Fair Housing Act

Charles S. Bullock III, Eric M. Wilk, and Charles M. Lamb assess federal, state, and local civil rights agencies’ effectiveness in enforcing the Fair…

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American Federalism

Eclipse of Dual Federalism by One-Way Cooperative Federalism

John Kincaid has published “The Eclipse of Dual Federalism by One-Way Cooperative Federalism” in the Arizona State Law Journal 49:3 (Fall 2017): 1061-1089. He…

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Other Federal Countries

Regionalization and Career Trajectories in Italy

Selena Grimaldi and Michelangelo Vercesi use an original dataset to examine whether the Italian regionalization process has affected regional chief executives’ career trajectories from…

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Other Federal Countries

Federalism, the Welfare State, and Belgium’s 1993 Reforms

Tobias Arnold and Isabelle Stadelmann-Steffen assert that political scientists have long disagreed about how federalism influences a country's welfare state. No agreement exists, they…

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American Federalism

State Commissioners Warn ACA Mandate Repeal Could Hurt Insurance Markets

State insurance commissioners, even those from red states, warned that the number of uninsured will increase, premiums will rise and insurers could exit the…

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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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