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.
The states are policy innovators, developing new solutions to many of the most pressing issues facing the country.
Anurag Deb and Nicholas Kilford consider whether two recent rulings by the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom curbing "conditioning limitations" -- legislation by…
Jed Herrmann and Teryn Zmuda write that the United States is in a new era of fiscal federalism in which localities "are increasingly responsible for…
Nicoló P. Alessi and Martina Trettel have edited Federalism and the Law of Diversity: The Theoretical Contribution of Federalism to the Explanation of Emergent Models for the Accommodation…
Marius Guderjan has written Intergovernmental Relations in the UK: Cooperation and Conflict in a Devolved Unitary State (Abingdon, UK: Routledge, 2024). The book explores the process…
Ilya Somin notes that the Trump administration has lost another federal lawsuit challenging sanctuary policies -- in this instance, those of Illinois. Somin predicts…
Haseeb A. Drabu writes that the greatest threat to federalism in India stems from the regulatory state and the "pulls of the economy and the…
The United Kingdom government has rejected a push by the Welsh government to devolve the Crown Estate -- a collection of marine and land…
Tasneem Huq considers the litigation surrounding a Missouri law that purports to bar state law officers from enforcing federal firearm regulations. Read more here.
Nathalie Ebead of International IDEA reports on how young people in Myanmar are learning about democracy and federalism as part of their efforts to…
Sanford V. Levinson looks at the "waves" of litigation resulting from the Trump administration's aggressive moves to enhance national power at the expense of…
A group of scholars review the efficiency and equity aspects of fiscal decentralization and examine how federalism "relates to classic problems in economics: externalities, inequality, spillovers,…
Selwyn D. Whitehead writes that two of the Trump administration's signature bills could redefine the balance of power between the states and the federal…
The International Monetary Fund has published an issue paper about the status of Ethiopian fiscal federalism. 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.
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