Blog posts by Regional and Federal Studies

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Lega Nord demonstration and photos of the authors
Regional and Federal Studies

Building a loyal and stable political class: the Lega (Nord) in Italy

Sofia Marini and Gianluca Piccolino examine the Lega’s evolution through the career trajectories of its elected representatives, arguing that the composition of a party’s political class offers an important window onto its institutionalisation.
Images of the authors and of the Bivacco Donato Zeni
Regional and Federal Studies

Why crises may induce federalization of the European Union

Madeleine O. Hosli, Caterina Zamparini, Oliver Price, and Vahistha Jyalita summarise a recent article published in Regional & Federal Studies, examining how major crises can accelerate the gradual federalization of the European Union.

An image of the authors and Osaka
Regional and Federal Studies

Commentary: Beyond Capital-City Dominance - Two Models of Territorial State Reform in Britain and Japan

Naoki Fujiwara and Andrew Stevens compare emerging efforts in Britain and Japan to reduce the dominance of their capital cities, focusing on Andy Burnham’s proposed “Number 10 North” in Manchester and Japan’s plans for a “second capital” centred on Osaka.
An image of the author and Castillo San Felipe del Morro, part of the San Juan National Historic Site, Old San Juan
Regional and Federal Studies

Puerto Rico and an Unfulfilled PROMESA: Reflecting on Ten Years of the Territorial Bankruptcy Regime

Ten years after the passage of the Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA), Puerto Rico’s debt crisis continues to expose the unresolved colonial foundations of its relationship with the United States, argues Mariely López-Santana.

Images of the authors and mountains in Nepal
Regional and Federal Studies

Federalism’s Unfulfilled Climate Promise: The Role of Provincial Governments in Nepal

This blog uses a Political Economy Analysis approach to examine the roles, capacities, opportunities, and constraints of provincial governments within Nepal’s multilevel climate governance system.

Images of Maoist wallpainting in Kathmandu and the authors
Regional and Federal Studies

Why the link Between Federalism and Transitional Justice Matters for Post-Conflict Peacebuilding

This blog argues that federalism and transitional justice are too often treated as separate components of post-conflict peacebuilding, despite their shared concern with power, accountability, representation, and redress
Images of the authors and of a sign saying welcome to Batam
Regional and Federal Studies

Institutional conflict in regional development: path dependence in the free trade zone and decentralization of Batam, Indonesia

This blog argues that regional development can become deeply complicated when multiple government institutions operate within the same territory without clearly defined authority.
Image of central bank of Argentina and the authors
Regional and Federal Studies

When provinces borrow in dollars: Argentina’s lessons for federal debt governance

Alcides Bazza and Juan Pablo Tedesco examine why Argentine provinces have repeatedly faced debt restructuring, arguing that the central problem lies in the currency composition of subnational debt
Images of the authors and glasses on the UK Cabinet Room meeting table
Regional and Federal Studies

Diversity fuels cabinet conflict – and decentralisation can make it worse

Maxime Vandenberghe and Nicolas Bouteca argue that ethno-territorial diversity creates a visible “heterogeneity cost” in everyday government, increasing routine conflicts between coalition partners as well as more serious cabinet disputes
image of the author and Berlin Potsdamer Platz
Regional and Federal Studies

When blame is shared, governments act: electoral incentives and crisis governance in federal systems

Onsel Gurel Bayrali explores how electoral incentives shape crisis governance in federal systems, focusing on the COVID-19 pandemic
Mikulov in Moravia, Czechia and a photo of the authors
Regional and Federal Studies

Regional presidents are insiders and incumbents (but few are women): evidence from Czechia and Slovakia

A comparative study of regional presidents by Michal Pink in the Czech Republic and Slovakia shows that electoral rules shape who wins office -but less dramatically than we might expect.

Image of FACE School, Montreal, and the author
Regional and Federal Studies

Did subnational governments’ educational responses to the pandemic significantly vary? Evidence from Canada

Anne Lachance examines whether subnational governments adopted significantly different education policy responses during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on four Canadian provinces: New Brunswick, Québec, Ontario, and Alberta.

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