📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🇳🇬 What causes 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 when ethnicity and religion are not factors? 📖 Read the article by Taiwo Peter Samson and Ambrose Ihekwoaba Egwim here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Nigeria #equality #federalism

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇪🇹 Awol Ali Mohammed examined the feasibility and sustainability of the new states within #Ethipia 's #federal system since 2018. 🗯️ Is the advent of 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 in Ethiopia a novel experiment or a prelude to chaos? 📖 Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

📌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

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… ⚔️ Maxime Vandenberghe & @nicolasbouteca.bsky.social analysed the relationship between ethno-territorial #diversity, political #conflict and #decentralization in 8 EU democracies. 🏳️ When does decentralization act as a #moderating factor? 📖 Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

📄 Excited to share my new article in @regfedst.bsky.social Sub-federal governments play a central - but often overlooked - role in the implementation of international agreements. I explain why some become Leaders, Allies, Draggers, or Resisters. ➡️ www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Inside the federal machine: explaining sub-federal roles in implementing international agreements

Sub-federal governments play a crucial yet underexplored role in implementing international agreements. This article looks inside the federal machine by conceptualizing sub-federal conduct through ...

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📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🇮🇳 What justifies colonial sub-national emergency provisions in 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮? 📖 Read the article by Panch Rishi Dev Sharma here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #India #federalism #colonialism #elites

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 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🌐 Inside the federal machine: explaining sub-federal roles in implementing 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 📖 Read the new article by @jomullergomez.bsky.social here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #federalism #parisagreement #eu #international

Inside the federal machine: explaining sub-federal roles in implementing international agreements

Sub-federal governments play a crucial yet underexplored role in implementing international agreements. This article looks inside the federal machine by conceptualizing sub-federal conduct through ...

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​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🚨 Onsel Gurel Bayrali analysed the role of political parties in #crisis management during the #pandemic. 🗳️ What role did electoral alignment play in #federal systems? 📖 Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🇳🇵What are the capacities and constraints of #Nepal 's provincial governments in implementing 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀? 🔓📖 Read the #openaccess article by Popular Gentle, Ranjan Bhatta, Sarina Lama, Jony Mainaly & Tek Maraseni here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #climate #federalism #provinces

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇷🇺 Irina Busygina analysed #Russia ’s policy towards the Russian Far East using the #authoritarian state-driven #regionalism (ASDR) before and after the war in Ukraine. ⛓️‍💥 What 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘁𝘀 did emerge in relation to Russia’s ASDR? 📖 Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🇮🇳 Is 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 a core dimension of constitutional design, or merely a procedural variable? 📖 Read the article by Shazia Majid, Waseem Ahmad Bhat & Javaid Ahmad Bhat here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #India #elections #federalism #ONOE

One Nation, One Election? Federalism, constitutional limits, and the politics of synchronization in India

This article critically evaluates India's ‘One Nation, One Election' (ONOE) proposal by theorizing electoral timing as a core dimension of constitutional design rather than a mere procedural variab...

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🚨𝗡𝗲𝘄 #openaccess 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 💰(No) money for others? Perceived unfairness, support for welfare state intervention, and attitudes toward interregional #distribution 🔓📖New article by Eva-Maria Trüdinger & Achim Hildebrandt here 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #Germany #Switzerland

(No) money for others? Perceived unfairness, support for welfare state intervention, and attitudes toward interregional redistribution

Territorial inequalities are a matter of growing concern in many advanced democracies, as they may leave citizens in disadvantaged areas feeling ‘left behind.’ Interregional transfers can mitigate ...

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💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴! 🇵🇷 You can find the blog post by the journal Deputy Lead Editor @marielylopezs.bsky.social here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2026/pu...

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇮🇳 K.S. Harikrishnan and Gourishankar S. Hiremath analysed disparities in #socialexpenditure across Indian states. 💰 How do fiscal imbalances in the 𝐟𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 affect subnational governments' spending on health and education? 📖 Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

Puerto Rico and an Unfulfilled PROMESA: Reflecting on Ten Years of the Territorial Bankruptcy Regime. Read our latest blog from @regfedst.bsky.social by Mariely López-Santana. Find out more: edin.ac/4wlNzkC

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🇪🇺🇨🇭🇮🇹 What are the drivers of processes of 𝐟𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐞-𝐟𝐞𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐳𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧? 🔓 📖 Read the #openaccess article by Madeleine O. Hosli, Caterina Zamparini and Luiza Martins Santos here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Federalism #EU #Italy #Switzerland

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇻🇳 Formal 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 as foundational conditions for territorial coordination: evidence from asymmetric regional #governance in #Vietnam 📖 New article by H. N. Bui, Q. D. Ngo, N. S. Nguyen, T. P. T. Nguyen, T. T. H. Bui & T. V. Tran👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

Formal intergovernmental arrangements as foundational conditions for territorial coordination: evidence from asymmetric regional governance in Vietnam

Intergovernmental coordination in asymmetric territorial settings often fails despite resource complementarities and policy incentives. Drawing on intergovernmental relations scholarship and New In...

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📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🇮🇩 Can institutional designs accelerate 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁? 📖 Read the article by Sutiyo, M. Zubakhrum Tjenreng and Pratiwi Nurhascaryani here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Indonesia #governance #regionalism

Delighted to be part of this amazing editorial team. Looking forward to what is yet to come.

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🎉 Great news for @regfedst.bsky.social! 📈 The 2025 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 #impactfactor has grown from 1.4 to 𝟭.𝟴! 🙏 A 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 to all authors, reviewers, editorial board members, and readers! #AcademicPublishing #PoliticalScience #JournalMetrics

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

🎉 Great news for @regfedst.bsky.social! 📈 The 2025 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 #impactfactor has grown from 1.4 to 𝟭.𝟴! 🙏 A 𝗵𝘂𝗴𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 to all authors, reviewers, editorial board members, and readers! #AcademicPublishing #PoliticalScience #JournalMetrics

💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴! 🇳🇵You can find the blog post by Popular Gentle, Ranjan Bhatta, Sarina Lama, Jony Mainaly, and Tek Narayan Maraseni here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2026/fe...

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇮🇳🇧🇩💧 Indian federalism and ties with neighbouring countries: 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮-𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗮𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗵 river water sharing matters 📖 Read the new article by Amit Ranjan here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #India #Bangladesh #water #policy

Indian federalism and ties with neighbouring countries: India-Bangladesh river water sharing matters

This article examines how Indian states shape foreign policy toward neighbouring countries. Particularly, the policies affecting the border states’ population and resources, such as water. It analy...

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Federalism’s Unfulfilled Climate Promise: The Role of Provincial Governments in Nepal Read our latest blog from @regfedst.bsky.social by Popular Gentle, Ranjan Bhatta, Sarina Lama, Jony Mainaly, & Tek Narayan Maraseni. Find out more: edin.ac/4oGHsoq

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇳🇵Durukan Imrie-Kuzu and Kalyan Mathema present a new model for understanding 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝘆𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 in the Global South. 🏛️ What have been the effects of Nepal’s 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in 2015? 📖 Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Nepal #federalism #institution #elites

📌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

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇨🇲 Pascaline Njungoh Fozao, Ebenezer Lemven Wirba & Francis Menjo Baye examined the influence of 2010 decentralization on inter-household #income #inequality in #Cameroon. 💰 What is the effect of decentralization in 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀? 📖 Read it here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

Why the link Between Federalism and Transitional Justice Matters for Post-Conflict Peacebuilding Read our latest blog from @regfedst.bsky.social by Jamie M. Thomas and Liam Whittington here: edin.ac/4eovFre

A great conversation with the editorial team, Dr Vampa @davidevampa.bsky.social and Dr Lopez-Santana @marielylopezs.bsky.social, of Regional & Federal Studies @regfedst.bsky.social on territorial politics, peer review, and the future of regionalism research. youtu.be/60Q0ma3gC3c

Regional & Federal Studies - Davide Vampa & Mariely Lopez-Santana | Ep. 16 (2026)

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📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🌍 What successes and challenges has the 𝗘𝗔𝗖 experienced? 📖 Read the article by Nur Mohamed here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #EAC #EastAfrica #trade #agriculture