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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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News

October 11, 2023

Representation and Mortality During China’s Great Famine 

A group of scholars have studied the variation of state predatory tendencies across Chinese provinces during the famine of 1958-1961. The writers suggest that provinces…

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Comparative Federalism

October 10, 2023

John Austin and Indian Federalism 

In a blog post, Sonal Gupta considers how India's federalism compares to the traditional hierarchical structure of government posited by John Austin. Read more…

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American Federalism

October 10, 2023

A Litigation “Arms Race” after Dobbs? 

Carleen Zubrzycki considers some of the new state civil actions that have arisen in the wake of the U.S. Supreme Court's Dobbs decision. She warns that "culture war"…

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American Federalism

October 10, 2023

The Void-for-Vagueness Doctrine and Federal-State Relations 

Joel S. Johnson explores the U.S. Supreme Court's void-for-vagueness doctrine and notes that "vagueness analysis significantly depends on whether the law at issue is a…

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Federalism Digests

October 10, 2023

Federalism Documents Reader 

CSF Fellow, John Dinan, has created a reader, Federalism: Core Documents.  It is downloadable for free as a pdf here. A recent interview of Dinan about the reader…

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Books

October 9, 2023

Book on Canada’s Pandemic Response 

Kathy L. Brock and Geoffrey Hale have edited Managing Federalism Through Pandemic (Toronto: Univ. of Toronto Press, 2023). The book's essays analyze various aspects of Canada's…

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American Federalism

October 6, 2023

How Would a Shutdown Affect States and Localities? 

Zina Hutton examines how the possibility of how a federal government shutdown in November could affect state and local budgets. Read more here. 

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News

October 6, 2023

Winter School on Federalism Applications Due Soon 

The University of Innsbruck is accepting applications for its Winter School on Federalism, to be held in February of 2024. Applications for the program, which…

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Other Federal Countries

October 5, 2023

Call for “Gradual” Federalism for the EU 

Ahead of a summit in Granada, a number of former European Union officials have called for a "gradual and pragmatic federalism." Read more here. 

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Other Federal Countries

October 5, 2023

Federalism and German E-Government 

A group of scholars explore how federalism affects the provision of online governmental services in Germany. Read more here. 

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Other Federal Countries

October 4, 2023

Federalism and Transport Policy in Germany 

A group of scholars suggest that cooperative federalism and party competition have hampered Germany's efforts at comprehensive transport policy reforms. Read more here.

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Other Federal Countries

October 4, 2023

Canadian Federalism Online Event 

The Canada School of Public Service will offer an online event titled, "Legal Issues in Contemporary Federalism." Read more here.

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American Federalism

October 3, 2023

Medicaid Financing Explored 

The Kaiser Family Foundation has prepared a report on the fundamentals of how Medicaid is financed, including a discussion of how the federal government…

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What is the purpose of the Center for the Study of Federalism (CSF)?

The Center for the Study of Federalism (CSF) is a nonpartisan, interdisciplinary research and education institution dedicated to supporting and advancing scholarship and public understanding of federal theories, principles, institutions, and processes as practical means of organizing power in free societies.

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All of the CSF Fellows hold advanced degrees, are affiliated with academic institutions, and are scholarly experts in their fields. For more on each Fellow see CSF Fellows.

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Most political and public issues in the United States are influenced to some extent by its federal system. Yet many do not understand that system. The CSF website seeks to foster a better understanding among the general public and scholars of federal governing systems generally and, specifically, of the federal system of government in the United States of America.

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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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