The Centre on Constitutional Change is a leading hub for the comparative study of territorial politics and governance in the United Kingdom and beyond.
Fiscal decentralisation promises to bring government closer to citizens and reduce regional inequalities, but its success depends on the institutions receiving these powers. Drawing on departmental data from Colombia between 2005 and 2020, Jaime E. Ávila-Álvarez, Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros, and Jennifer Martínez-Ferrero examine how armed conflict and corruption undermine these ambitions, allowing public resources to be captured by armed groups and local elites.
As devolved nations act as laboratories for democratic reform, Westminster should pay close attention to their experiments
France’s 2014 territorial reform redrew regional boundaries while preserving departments, despite longstanding calls for their abolition. Patrick Le Lidec argues that this choice reflected the unequal political protection enjoyed by different levels of government. Institutions with stronger protection could both resist restructuring and help redirect reform towards a more exposed tier.
Michael Keating responds to the recent meeting of the leaders of Sinn Féin, Plaid Cymru and the SNP
This talk outlines the electoral landscape of Brazil & examines the relationship between partisanship and preferences for de/centralisation
The Centre on Constitutional Change, in collaboration with Regional & Federal Studies, is hosting a workshop broadly exploring territorial governance, politics, and policies in Scotland and Wales; within UK and subnational developments, and comparative international perspectives are also welcome.
Join Ryan Griffiths to discuss his book 'The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work'
This webinar will bring together Academics Stand Against Poverty UK election auditors with academics from Wales and Scotland to discuss current challenges in relation to poverty and flourishing, reflecting on the post General Election period and looking ahead to the Devolved Parliament elections.
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