Regional & Federal Studies

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌
🇳🇵How can 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 entrench central dominance?
Read the article by Durukan Imrie-Kuzu & Kalyan Mathema here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
#Nepal #federalism #politics

Do regions cooperate during crises? Analysing regional behaviour during the pandemic in Italy.

Read our latest blog from @regfedst.bsky.social by Gaia Matilde Ripamonti

Read more: edin.ac/4sAhoMC

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦…
🇪🇺 Elisabeth Donat & Simon Lenhart investigated how important citizens and regional MPs perceived #europeanintegration to be for regions.
❓Why do ordinary citizens and elites think that #Europe is important for #regions?
🔓Read the #openaccess article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴!
🇪🇸 You can find the blog post by Carmen González and Diego Martinez Lopez here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2026/wh...

What Objectives Shape The Fiscal Policy Choices of Regional Governments?

Read our latest blog from @regfedst.bsky.social by Carmen González & Diego Martinez Lopez

Read more: edin.ac/4rdL0hD

📢 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/...

Electoral incentives, blame-shifting, and crisis governance: the role of electoral correspondence in federal policy coordination This paper examines how electoral incentives shape crisis-related policy engagement in federal systems during the COVID-19 pandemic. Crisis management requires active engagement from both national ...

🚨𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨
🗳️ Electoral incentives, blame-shifting, and #crisis governance: the role of electoral correspondence in #federal policy coordination
Read the new article by Onsel Gurel Bayrali here 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

#party #pandemic #elections #federalism

Call for Papers!

'Place, Politics and Policies in Scotland and Wales'

The CCC & @regfedst.bsky.social invite submissions for this workshop (22 June 2026, Edinburgh).

Deadline for submissions: 20 April

Read more: edin.ac/4rCbQBb

💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴!
🇻🇪 You can find the blog post by Rogerio Schlegel and Juan C. Olmeda here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2026/po...

Potential and limits for a ‘democratization from below’ in Venezuela

Read our latest blog from @regfedst.bsky.social by Rogerio Schlegel and Juan C. Olmeda

Read more: edin.ac/3MEwilr

Explosive by nature, escalation by design: ethno-territorial diversity as a driver of cabinet conflict and decentralization’s role in Europe (1991–2020) Ethno-territorial diversity is often seen as source of political conflict, with decentralization frequently proposed as a remedy. Yet, its effectiveness remains contested. This paper examines (1) w...

🚨𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨
⚔️ Explosive by nature, escalation by design: ethno-territorial diversity as a driver of cabinet #conflict and #decentralization ’s role in #Europe (1991–2020)
Read the new article by Maxime Vandenberghe &
@nicolasbouteca.bsky.social here 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦…
🇳🇴 Philip Toney investigated differences in 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 𝗮𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 between rural and urban populations in Norway.
⚠️ Why are 𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗽𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 more risk-averse?
🔓Read the #openaccess article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
#Norway #risk #rural #urban

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌
🇮🇹 Can the career patterns of elected representatives be used as an indicator of 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?
Read the article by @gippone.bsky.social and Sofia Marini here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
#Lega #party #Italy #politics

Who Really Shapes Affordable Housing Policy in Federal States? Mapping Responsibility Beyond Formal Authority

Read our latest blog from @regfedst.bsky.social by Johanna Schnabel & Antonios Souris

Read more: edin.ac/4coqYgz

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦…
🇳🇱 Pieter Zwaan & Wiebren Kuindersma examined changes in authority allocation in Dutch #nature policy's multi-level #governance.
What influences the impact of problem-solving capacity and problem-generating potential on MLG dynamics?
🔓 #openaccess here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌
🇨🇲 To what extent does exposure to decentralisation affect 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 among households ?
Read the article by Pascaline Njungoh Fozao, Ebenezer Lemven Wirba and Francis Menjo Baye here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#Cameroon #decentralization #income #inequality

​​⏪ 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...

💭 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...

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌
🌱 🇪🇸 Do pro-periphery parties assign greater salience to 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 compared to centralist parties?
Read the article by Pablo Sallabera, Laura Cabeza Pérez & Braulio Gómez here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#Spain #green #nationalism #party #politics

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦…
🇪🇹 Nigussie Daba Heyi investigated the level of the 𝗱𝗲 𝗷𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲 𝗳𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 in the Ethiopian federation.
How does 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗮 compare with other federal countries?
Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#Ethiopia #autonomy #federalism

📢 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺!
⬅️ @merylkenny.bsky.social is stepping down from her role as editor and will continue working with us on our Editorial Advisory Board. Many thanks to Meryl for her contribution!
➡️ We are very pleased to welcome @jos38.bsky.social as a new editor. Welcome to the team!

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌
🇮🇳 How do 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝘂𝗹𝗲𝘀 affect state-level fiscal behaviour and growth differently across India?
Read the article by Steffy Antony and P. S. Renjith here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#India #fiscal #capital #deficit

🎉 Good news for Italian academics!
Our journal has already been ranked as a top one (Fascia A) for political science (14/A2) in the Italian system. It has now also been recognised as 𝗙𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗶𝗮 𝗔 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗮𝘄 (𝟭𝟰/𝗖𝟯).

We look forward to receiving your contributions!

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦…
🇩🇪 F. Spohr, P. Bernhagen, K. Krüger & F. Goldberg examined the routes for influence-seeking of #interestgroups in #Germany.
How do interest groups #lobby at different levels of government to influence 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻?
🔓 #openaccess article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌
🇪🇸 What shapes Spain’s regional 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝘀?

Read the article by @anddreupm.bsky.social
@msanjaume.bsky.social and @marinampuig.bsky.social here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#Spain #power #federalism #decentralization

📰𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲!
Take a look at the new Issue of Regional & Federal Studies, Volume 36, Issue 1 (2026) 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/frfs20/c...

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦…
🇧🇪Ann-Mireille Sautter used the example of 𝗗𝘂𝘁𝗰𝗵-𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺 to show how different generations understand 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻.
Is the 'consociational mood' coming to an 𝗲𝗻𝗱?

Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#Belgium #Dutch #regionalization

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌
🇮🇳 What drives 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 to seek statehood?
Read the article by Dingkun Lei and Huming Li on Telangana statehood movement here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#identity #statehood #Telangana #India

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦…
🇪🇸 @santiagolagop.bsky.social @mariacadaval.bsky.social A. Herrero-Alcalde & Xoan Fernández-Leiceaga examined the influence on knowledge of and preferences for #fiscal #equalisation in #Spain.
💰 What is the role of regional identities?
Read the article here👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌
🇳🇬 How are 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮’s democratic institutions being systematically hollowed out, while electoral rituals are maintained?
Read the article by Onyedikachi Madueke here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#Nigeria #democracy #autocracy #federalism