📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🇷🇺 What is the effect of 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 on public opinion? 📖 Read the article by Henry E. Hale here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Russia #pandemic #natural #disaster

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🇦🇷 Why do provinces restructure 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘁 in Argentina? 📖 Read the article by Alcides Bazza & Juan Pablo Tedesca here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Argentina #debt #fiscal #federalism

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇮🇳 Incorporating the colonial sub-national emergency power: assembling a centralized constitution for 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 📖 Read the new article by Panch Rishi Dev Sharma here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #India #emergency #federalism

Incorporating the colonial sub-national emergency power: assembling a centralized constitution for India

The Constitution of India broke the conventional mould of federalism with sui-generis centralizing features, especially with the center’s sub-national emergency power to determine ‘constitutional m...

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🚨𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇪🇺🇨🇭🇮🇹 Federalization, de-federalization and resilience: Quo vadis 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻? 🔓 Read the new #openaccess article by Madeleine O. Hosli, Caterina Zamparini & Luiza Martins Santos here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #EU #federalism #Switzerland #Italy

Federalization, de-federalization and resilience: Quo vadis European Union?

This paper examines the political-economic drivers of federalization and de-federalization, focusing on how historical and institutional factors influence multilevel governance. By comparing the Eu...

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🚨𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🌍 Examining trade, agriculture, and industry within the 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 Read the new article by Nur Mohamed here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #EAC #regionalism #trade #agriculture

Examining trade, agriculture, and industry within the East African Community

Regional integration in Africa has long been viewed as a way to promote trade and strengthen cooperation among states. Since its re-establishment in 2000, the East African Community (EAC) has foste...

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📰𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! Take a look at the new Issue of Regional & Federal Studies, Volume 36, Issue 2 (2026) 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/frfs20/3...

📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗣𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝗰𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗪𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀 📆 Workshop 22 June 2026, University of Edinburgh Hosted by the @ccc-research.bsky.social in collaboration with @regfedst.bsky.social and @ecprfederalism.bsky.social Info here: www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/events/2026/...

📢📢📢📢Call for papers from our ECPR members for the Annual Political Science Workshops of the Low Countries (Politicologenetmaal), 11-12 June 2026, Ghent (Belgium) Abstracts should be submitted via: politicologenetmaal.eu/workshops-20... Deadline: 15 March 2026

💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴! 🇦🇹🇦🇺🇨🇦🇩🇪 You can find the blog post by our new editor, @jos38.bsky.social, and Antonios Souris here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2026/wh...

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇮🇶🇱🇧 @allimcculloch.bsky.social Soeren Keil, Eduardo Wassim Aboultaif & Sahar Ammar investigated power-sharing agreements' adoptability and durability in #Lebanon and #Iraq. What conditions lead to power-sharing agreements? 🔓Read the #openaccess article here👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

🚨𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇳🇬 Federated autocracy and the illusion of multiparty democracy in Nigeria: 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺 in perspective 🔓 Read the new #openaccess article by Onyedikachi Madueke here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

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

📢 Excited to share this publication from one of our SG F&R group's member: Samer Alnasir! Dive into the intersection of law, legitimacy, and epistemic violence in postcolonial contexts. #Federalism #JudicialEntrenchment #Iraq #LegalTheory #PostcolonialStudies

🔔 Attention ECPR Community! 🔔 As we continue to grow and engage in critical discussions about federalism and regionalism, we want to remind you that some memberships in the SG on F&R may have lapsed. ✅ Check your status on MyECPR and consider rejoining or becoming a member of our group! 👇

Great four days at the 2025 @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference – 12 panels, over 50 papers in the @ecprfederalism.bsky.social SG section. Inspiring to see research on federalism, regionalism & territorial politics thriving and evolving. Thanks to all who presented and joined the debates!

As #ecprgc25 comes to a close, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the presenters and attendees! 🙏✨ Your insights and engagement have truly enriched our discussions on federalism, regionalism, decentralization, and politics/policy in multilevel systems! 🌍📚

SGFR continues strong with our panel Territorial Politics, National Identity, and Electoral Dynamics: Shaping Party Systems and Political Behaviour. A big thanks to our chairs @davidevampa.bsky.social and @sofiavasilopoulou.bsky.social and all participants for their valuable contributions! #ecprgc25

🎉 Exciting News from ECPR SGFR! 🎉 We are thrilled to announce that the F&R Best Paper Prize for the #ECPR 24 Conference has been awarded to Arjan Schakel and Alexander Verdoes for their paper titled "The Multilevel Electoral System and the Success of New Political Parties" Congratulations!

🌟 Great discussion at #ECPR25! Here are some highlights from Day 2 for the SGFR in Thessaloniki during our panels: Conflict, Contestation, and Crisis Management in Multilevel Systems Multilevel Party Strategies, Electoral and Political Dynamics in Contemporary Europe Stay tuned for more updates!

📢 Day 3 and the ECPR SGFR continues to present novel contributions in the field. Here the excellent panel sessions we will discuss today on super important issues! Remember: We are located in the Law Building, 3rd Floor, Room 5, Aristotle University. #ECPR2025 #Federalism #Regionalism

📢 Just 1 day to go until the ECPR General Conference 2025 kicks off at the Aristotle University! 📢 Looking forward to catching up with colleagues and diving into Federalism and Regionalism here:📍Law Building, Floor 3, Room 5. Here below our panels' calendar 👇 #ECPR2025 #Federalism #Regionalism

📢 Launch Announcement: ECPR Standing Group on Federalism & Regionalism (SGFR) 📢 We are excited to announce the official presence of the Standing Group on Federalism & Regionalism (SGFR) on LinkedIn! 👇 Follow us for the latest news, updates, and insights in the field of federalism and regionalism!

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📢 Launch Announcement: ECPR Standing Group on Federalism & Regionalism (SGFR) 📢 👋 Hello LinkedIn Community 👋 We are delighted to announce the presence of the Standing Group on Federalism & Region...

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🆕 Check out our 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗲 🆕 The new editorial team at RFS discusses the vision for the journal and its future direction. 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... @davidevampa.bsky.social @filippoboni.bsky.social @assefafy.bsky.social @merylkenny.bsky.social @marielylopezs.bsky.social & Mattia Zulianello

Emerging issues and new frontiers in federalism, regionalism and territorial governance: the role of Regional & Federal Studies in shaping future research agendas

This essay marks the transition to a new editorial team at Regional & Federal Studies and offers a broad review of emerging themes and future directions in the study of federalism, regionalism, and...

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📣Call! We are seeking enthusiastic academics and SG members to join our new Communications Team of the @ecpr.bsky.social Standing Group Federalism and Regionalism. Full call and application info 👇 ecpr.eu/news/news/de...

Join the Communications Team of the ECPR Standing Group on Federalism and Regionalism

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📣Call! We are seeking enthusiastic academics and SG members to join our new Communications Team. Excellent opportunity to contribute to the intellectual life of the SG, enhance your professional profile, and develop hands-on experience in academic communication and community-building. More details 👇

🚨🔓 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐥𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞! (🇮🇹 🇳🇱) How decentralization can generate democratic deficits-a comparative analysis of Sicily (Italy) and Zuid-Holland (Netherlands) Read the new article by Wouter Veenendaal 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #decentralization #subnational #democracy #Italy #Netherlands

🇧🇪New article! "Who decides what are second-order elections? A study of ticket-splitting in simultaneous federal and regional elections in Belgium" by @dieterstiers.bsky.social and @marchooghe.bsky.social www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Who decides what are second-order elections? A study of ticket-splitting in simultaneous federal and regional elections in Belgium

The idea that regional elections automatically could be considered as second-order elections has been criticized in the recent literature, as the rise of regional authority implies that the regiona...

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Is the process behind 𝐒𝐰𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 participatory? What are the broader implications for 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥-𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 in Sweden? 📌Don’t miss the article by David Feltenius and Jessika Wide #openaccess here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Sweden #healthcare #multilevelgovernance

🚨New commentary out for @ccc-research.bsky.social! 🚨 Reform UK’s shock wins in England are making waves across the UK. But could Scotland be next? I explore past trends and what Reform’s rise might mean for the polarisation of Scottish politics. Link: edin.ac/44kvOrj

⏰ Reminder: we are looking for an associate editor for communication Deadline 31 March!

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🔥We are looking for an Associate Editor for Communication!🔥 This role offers an excellent opportunity for an early or mid-career scholar to gain editorial experience, expand their professional network, and contribute to the journal’s ongoing success. think.taylorandfrancis.com/editor_recru...