Call for proposals for the 2026 IPSA Research Committee Colloquium co-hosted by @IPSA_RC28 Minorities under Siege? Plural Societies Facing Plural Challenges June 23-26, 2026 Bolzano, Italy For more information, see: sites.google.com/view/ipsarc1... #federalism #multilevelgovernance

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Today at @apsa.bsky.social conference we will be discussing the governance of debt from a comparative perspective. #Federalism #multilevelgovernance

Federalism, Intergovernmental Relations Scholars (& Co.) who will be attending @apsrjournal.bsky.social We've put together a solid lineup covering a wide range of topics: Democ. Backsliding; Migration; Debt; Social & Education; and an AMCP panel (Rocco's "Counting Like a State"): lnkd.in/eVhp9a7A

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇸🇪 D. Feltenius and J. Wilde investigated the process behind 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻 between the central government and the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR). 🔓 #openaccess article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #regions #sweden #healthcare

🏛️ The @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference in Thessaloniki has ended. ✍️ Take another look at your papers. Members of the @ecprfederalism.bsky.social and all other participants who dealt with federalism/regionalism are welcome to submit them to us! Read here how 👉 www.tandfonline.com/action/autho...

🇨🇲 How intergroup contact with Francophones shapes Anglophone 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 𝗶𝗻 𝗖𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗻 Read the new article by Elvis Nshom here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Cameroon #federalism #secession

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇧🇪 The end of the ‘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗼𝗱’? Generational differences in 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲-𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 among Belgian Dutch-speakers Read the new article by Ann-Mireille Sautter here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Belgium #regionalization #Dutch

With an original survey, @fmortiz.bsky.social finds that conspiracy thinking is racially patterned, responsive to reminders of state violence, and consequential for democratic engagement. ⚡ Find @umisrcps.bsky.social #ISRNextGeneration scholars at #APSA2025.

Next week, I will be attending the @apsrjournal.bsky.social Annual Conference in Vancouver. As a co-editor of @regfedst.bsky.social, I am available to meet to discuss potential submissions. Feel free to DM me.

🇷🇺 What is the the role of 𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗶-𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 of local elites in power dynamics in 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮’s authoritarian federalist system? 🔓📌Find out in the #openaccess article by Olga Masyutina here 👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2025.2520977 #Russia #corruption #elites

🇳🇬What are the patterns of 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 in 𝗡𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗮? 📌Find out in the article by Elena Semenova & Nkwachukwu Orji here 👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2024.2319730 It is part of our latest 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 👉https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/frfs20/35/3?nav=tocList #Nigeria #politics #career

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🇪🇹 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in federal systems: notion, manner and country practices Read the new article by Habtamu Sitotaw Semahagne and Brightman Gebremichael Ganta here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Ethiopia #land #governance

📰𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! Take a look to the new Issue of Regional & Federal Studies, Volume 35, Issue 4 (2025) 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/frfs20/3...

Aquelles q estan en PR no se pierdan esta charla

While the White House is right in asserting that the Board is a problematic body, we should expect a deepening of its austerity agenda. If interested in this topic, check out this paper: academic.oup.com/publius/arti...

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! Politicized corruption in authoritarian multilevel states: anti-corruption prosecution of local elites in Russia 🇷🇺🔓 Read the new #OpenAccess article by Olga Masyutina here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Russia #corruption #repression #local

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! The impact of 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 on resource rent distribution in 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗺𝗯𝗶𝗮 🇨🇴🔓 Read the new #openaccess article by Maria Antonieta Collazos-Ortiz, Pui-Hang Wong & David Andrés Londoño Bedoya 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Colombia #transfers #rents #politics

🇳🇬🔓Why 𝗟𝗮𝗴𝗼𝘀 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲’s elites chose 𝘁𝗮𝘅𝗲𝘀 over transfers? Omowumi Olufunmbi Elemo-Kaka shows how 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝘀 are establishing a model of 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲-𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘆. 📌Don’t miss the article in #openaccess 👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2025.2486621 #tax #Lagos #elite #Nigeria

🇧🇪🗳️ Who decides what are 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱-𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? Is the importance voters give to different levels linked to 𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗶𝘁-𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴? 📌Don’t miss the article on Belgian case by @dieterstiers.bsky.social & @marchooghe.bsky.social 👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2025.2496883 #elections #regions #Belgium

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Huge thanks to @marielylopezs.bsky.social , Sheri Berman, @markblyth.bsky.social , Sara Watson, and @pculpepper.bsky.social for mentoring, as well as Abby Lewis and Nathália Nascimento for making sure the event ran smoothly.

After being an active participant of the municipal bond market for close to a century, approximately, 10 years ago the Governor of PR declared that the debt was unpayable. What followed was the imposition of a "territorial bankruptcy regime," known as PROMESA.

If you are attending the Council for European Studies conference @ces-europe.bsky.social, and would like to chat about potential submissions to “Regional & Federal Studies” @regfedst.bsky.social, feel free to DM me.

📰𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! Take a look to the new Special Issue "𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀" 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/frfs20/3... It includes 6 articles and 2 book reviews🌍 #career #multilevel #politicalsystem #pakistan #nigeria #russia #spain #argentina

👇🏽👇🏽 #Agendar ¡¡Lanzamos la convocatoria📣!! III Seminario Internacional "Política Subnacional en América Latina🌎" 📅Fecha límite para postulaciones📋: 14 de julio 🗓️Fecha del evento: 30-31 de octubre de 2025 🏫Lugar: CENUR Litoral Norte (UDELAR), Salto, Uruguay

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🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! Horizontal Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) in Ethiopia: normative and empirical considerations 🇪🇹 Read the new article by Nigussie Afesha & Hazel Rose Barrett here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Ethiopia #federalism #interstaterelations

🆕 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

Recently, I became part of the editorial team if @regfedst.bsky.social. Check out our new editorial note on the team’s vision and the field’s research agenda.

🚨🔓 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

🇹🇷 How did the 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 manage to 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 measures? 📌Don’t miss the article by Jörg Baudner! 🔓Open access here👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2025.2454415 #Turkey #recentralization #decentralization

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! An assessment of the evolution and development of IGAD in the Horn of Africa since 1986 by Thomas Adino & Dechasa Abebe 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #regionalism #IGAD #HornofAfrica

🇪🇺🔓 Why do organizations leave 𝗘𝗨 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 on the table? 𝗨𝗻𝗮𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗮𝗱𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁𝘆, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗱 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 keep potentially eligible organizations away. 📌Don’t miss the #openaccess article by @romyha.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #EU #EUfunds #cohesionpolicy

🇮🇹 How do 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 behave in times of crisis? 📌Don’t miss the article by @gmripamonti.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... During the 𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰, Italian regions’ behaviour depended on the interests at stake horizontally, but was 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁. #regions #crisis #Italy

🇪🇺🌱 Does 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 matter? 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 comply with EU 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 based on political preferences, resource capacity and institutional structures. 📌Don’t miss the article by Marie-Thérèse Wilhelm 👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2025.2486623 #environment #EU #subnational

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! Iran’s and Turkey’s footprint within Iraq’s disputed internal boundaries. Trans-regional governance of northern Diyala and Kirkuk after October 2017 🇮🇶 🇮🇷 🇹🇷 Read the new article by Filip Sommer here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Iraq #Diyala #Kirkuk #Iran #Turkey

Concluding my annual visit to UPitt for the Mobilization and Pol Economy Summer Program. Lots of grant writing, teaching, and mentoring.

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

Pleased to see this out. Check out the special issue on Comparative Policy Analysis and subnational levels

MAGA? Letter from School Principal: To meet the proposed budget, cuts that directly impact our staff to include: —Elementary Special Ed —Dept Chair, and Advanced Academic Resource Teacher reduced to half-time —Elementary Classroom Monitors eliminated —larger class size, all grades

Can we call it a "constitutional crisis" if the Constitution clearly indicates how to resolve it? Today at @misofact.bsky.social I argue that the US is in a political crisis, not a constitutional one. open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

Question about the ballot in the German system. How is the order of the parties established?

So useful to think about current developments

My first post at the newly revived @misofact.bsky.social is a nerdy take on why it seems like experts are decrying rising autocracy in thd US, but for most folks, life goes on as usual. How much authoritarianism has the US actually seen so far in Trump-II? open.substack.com/pub/misofact...

Perhaps I should Trump copies of the reports (this one from 1954)

❇️ New article! "Green matters? The effects of green party support, autonomy and capacity on subnational environmental infringements" by Marie-Thérèse Wilhelm www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🇳🇬 New open access article! "Constructing a tax culture: why Lagos State’s elites chose taxes over transfers" by Omowumi Olufunmbi Elemo-Kaka. www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

We are delighted to welcome @filippoboni.bsky.social to the editorial team of Regional & Federal Studies. Filippo brings exceptional expertise on South Asia and China. Hence, we encourage submissions focusing on these regions.

"En 1900, a los municipios y el gobierno insular se le da el poder de entrar al mercado de los bonos. Mientras PR y los puertorriqueños son tratados de una manera diferente en el área política, cuando vienen a cosas de mercado de los bonos, pues, son como cualquier localidad en USA" (Lopez-Santana)