Beyond the Centre: A New Research Agenda for Constitutional Change Read the latest blog from CCC Co-Directors @davidevampa.bsky.social and @haylesben.bsky.social edin.ac/3S6KQ0b

@davidevampa.bsky.social and I explore the process of publishing, as well as Regional & Federal Studies’ mission. Thank you @theirthinker.bsky.social for the opportunity

💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴! 🇮🇩 You can find the blog post by Sutiyo, M. Zubakhrum Tjenreng, and Pratiwi Nurhascaryani here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2026/in... @ccc-research.bsky.social

#Devolution in #Scotland & #Wales hasn't erased political marginalisation; it has merely altered its geography. @davidevampa.bsky.social shows in Parliamentary Affairs that voters see Edinburgh & Cardiff replicating Westminster’s sin of favouring urban cores over peripheries. doi.org/10.1093/pa/g...

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 ⚔️ Is there a relationship between 𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗻𝗼-𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆, and does decentralisation act as a moderating factor? 📖 Read the article by Maxime Vandenberghe & @nicolasbouteca.bsky.social here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #decentralization #conflict #federalism

💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴! 🇦🇷 You can find the blog post by Alcides Bazza and Juan Pablo Tedesca here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2026/wh... @ccc-research.bsky.social

When provinces borrow in dollars: Argentina’s lessons for federal debt governance Read our latest blog from @regfedst.bsky.social by Alcides Bazza and Juan Pablo Tedesco Find out more: edin.ac/4wCpqHB

Senedd Election 2026: Rupture and Radicalism in Welsh Politics Read our latest blog from @nyedavies.bsky.social Read more: edin.ac/3RvxJES

⏰ CALL FOR PAPERS - EPSS PRE-CONFERENCE WORKSHOP ON PLACE, POLITICS AND EVIDENCE-BASED POLICY ⏰ Submit by Weds 20 May! For all those interested in politics of geographic divides and keen to explore impact potential of their work. More info/submit here: shorturl.at/xS0iS @twanhuijsmans.bsky.social

EPSS pre-conference: “Place, Politics, and Evidence-Based Policy”

In this pre-conference workshop we bring together researchers who study the role of place in politics, and we want to focus particularly on how we (can) make impact on policies and public debates with...

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Why has Scotland been such difficult terrain for the populist radical right? And why is that changing now? With Scotland going to the polls this week, these questions feel particularly timely. 👇 Link to article (open access) in @polstudies.bsky.social: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

Why has Scotland been such difficult terrain for the populist radical right? And why is that changing now? With Scotland going to the polls this week, these questions feel particularly timely. 👇 Link to article (open access) in @polstudies.bsky.social: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

With 11 hours until polls open, my last poll tracker of the campaign projects an SNP victory and good nights for Reform UK, the Greens, and the Lib Dems as Labour and the Conservatives lose out. Seats (+/- 2021) SNP: 59 (-5) Ref: 19 (+19) Lab: 18 (-4) LD: 12 (+8) Grn: 11 (+3) Con: 10 (-21) 1/7

Mark McGeoghegan@markmcgeoghegan.bsky.social · 4mo ago

With one week to go to the elections, this will be my last Scotland poll tracker until Wednesday evening. SNP 1 short of a majority. Pro-independence majority of 21. Seats (+/- 2021) SNP: 64 (nc) Lab: 17 (-5) Ref: 17 (+17) Grn: 11 (+3) LD: 10 (+6) Con: 10 (-21) 1/2

All elections are exciting, but the 2026 Senedd election could be the election of a century in Wales. To hear more about it, join us 25 May for the 2026 SES annual lecture, delivered by @walesgovernance.bsky.social 's @richardwynjones.bsky.social Will probably contain Venn diagrams

Scottish Election Study@scotvoting.bsky.social · 4mo ago

🚨 SES Annual Lecture 2026 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @richardwynjones.bsky.social 🥀 The Decline and Fall of Welsh Labour 🕗 6PM, 23rd of May 📍 Usha Kasera Lecture Theatre, University of Edinburgh Sign up edin.ac/4mHfPKZ

Why has the populist radical right failed in Scotland? @davidevampa.bsky.social, Alan Convery & @frasmcm.bsky.social examine how symbiotic polarization between SNP and Conservatives blocked PRRPs, until recently. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/huOyMQI @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #PartyPolitics

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Why has the populist radical right failed in Scotland? @davidevampa.bsky.social, Alan Convery & @frasmcm.bsky.social examine how symbiotic polarization between SNP and Conservatives blocked PRRPs, until recently. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/huOyMQI @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #PartyPolitics

Why has the populist radical right failed in Scotland? @davidevampa.bsky.social, Alan Convery & @frasmcm.bsky.social examine how symbiotic polarization between SNP and Conservatives blocked PRRPs, until recently. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WeHXRFw @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #PartyPolitics

Do referendum winners stay satisfied? Kris Dunn, Fiona Wang & @chvrakopoulos.bsky.social tracked #Brexit voters over 5 years & found dramatic fluctuations in democratic satisfaction. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/E6YgHo8 @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #WinnerLoserGap #Referendums #polsci #polisky

Published recently in @polstudies.bsky.social... on how Scotland can offer broader lessons on polarization and the failure/success of populist radical right parties 👇

Political Studies@polstudies.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Why has the populist radical right failed in Scotland? @davidevampa.bsky.social, Alan Convery & @frasmcm.bsky.social examine how symbiotic polarization between SNP and Conservatives blocked PRRPs, until recently. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WeHXRFw @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #PartyPolitics

Social Security and Poverty Join us and our partner organisations to discuss current housing challenges in relation to poverty and flourishing, reflecting on the post General Election period and looking ahead to the Devolved Parliament elections. Register/info: edin.ac/4ahWXMZ

Why has the populist radical right failed in Scotland? @davidevampa.bsky.social, Alan Convery & @frasmcm.bsky.social examine how symbiotic polarization between SNP and Conservatives blocked PRRPs, until recently. Read OPEN ACCESS: buff.ly/WeHXRFw @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social #polsky #PartyPolitics

📝 Don't miss this #openaccess article from the current issue of #BJPIR - Volume 28, Issue 1 'Capital cities in multi-level settings: Assessing Scottish and Welsh residents’ perceptions of London, Edinburgh and Cardiff' by @davidevampa.bsky.social 🔗 buff.ly/VuDpc9r @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social

New blog! For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Onyedikachi Madueke writes that Nigeria is drifting towards federal autocracy as power concentrates across every tier of government. Read more: edin.ac/4oTR92h

We are delighted to support the publication of a new blog series by @regfedst.bsky.social, identifying and analysing emerging issues in the study of federalism, regionalism, and multi-level governance. The first blog in the series is live here: edin.ac/43V8AH0

Regional & Federal Studies@regfedst.bsky.social · 10mo ago

💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴! You can find the blog post by Philip Toney here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2025/ri...

💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴! You can find the blog post by Philip Toney here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2025/ri...

📢 #BGAEvent: It is not too late to book for our first in-person event in Edinburgh, organised jointly with @ccc-research.bsky.social. We're honoured that @angusrobertson.bsky.social will share this thoughts on German federalism. Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/still-a-mo...

Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism

This event explores whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland and the UK.

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Centre on Constitutional Change@ccc-research.bsky.social · 10mo ago

It's not too late to register for our upcoming event with Angus Robertson on what we can and can't learn from German federalism. More info here: edin.ac/46JYj2v

New publication! Devolution has reshaped how Scotland is governed. Yet power and prosperity have become ever more concentrated in and around Edinburgh. Our new report makes the case for a distinctive Scottish approach for reform to rebalance central–local relations. Read more: edin.ac/3JonpLb

🚨𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲🚨 🛒 Sticking to the script: 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and the 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗼𝗳-𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 in plurinational states 🔓Read the new #openaccess article by Judith Sijstermans, @paulanderson88.bsky.social & Coree Brown Swan 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #nationalism #Spain #UK #Belgium

Sticking to the script: nationalist contestation and the cost-of-living crisis in plurinational states

In the aftermath of the Covid-19 pandemic, the growth of the transnational cost-of-living crisis provided an impetus for state and substate nationalist cooperation but has also created a window of ...

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🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇪🇸 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮 and 𝗩𝗼𝘅 in Catalonia: united in nativism, divided by the nation 🔓Read the new #openaccess article by @javiermcanto.bsky.social & @julitudo.bsky.social here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Radicalright #Catalonia #Vox #AliançaCatalana #nationalism

Aliança Catalana and Vox in Catalonia: united in nativism, divided by the nation

Radical right nativist parties have gained ground across Europe in recent decades. However, a key unanswered question is how these parties adapt in contexts marked by the centre–periphery cleavage ...

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New blog Cracks in the Stonehenge of Welsh Politics: Caerphilly and Labour’s Future Read @nyedavies.bsky.social on why the result in Caerphilly should act as a wake-up call to Welsh Labour, despite many in the party having warned against reading too much into the defeat Read more: edin.ac/4949g0m