We are delighted to support the publication of a new blog series by @regfedst.bsky.social, identifying and analysing emerging issues in the study of federalism, regionalism, and multi-level governance. The first blog in the series is live here: edin.ac/43V8AH0

💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴! You can find the blog post by Philip Toney here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2025/ri...

📢 #BGAEvent: It is not too late to book for our first in-person event in Edinburgh, organised jointly with @ccc-research.bsky.social. We're honoured that @angusrobertson.bsky.social will share this thoughts on German federalism. Register here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/still-a-mo...

New publication! Devolution has reshaped how Scotland is governed. Yet power and prosperity have become ever more concentrated in and around Edinburgh. Our new report makes the case for a distinctive Scottish approach for reform to rebalance central–local relations. Read more: edin.ac/3JonpLb

🚨𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲🚨 🛒 Sticking to the script: 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 and the 𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘁-𝗼𝗳-𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀 in plurinational states 🔓Read the new #openaccess article by Judith Sijstermans, @paulanderson88.bsky.social & Coree Brown Swan 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #nationalism #Spain #UK #Belgium

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇪🇸 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗮 𝗖𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗮 and 𝗩𝗼𝘅 in Catalonia: united in nativism, divided by the nation 🔓Read the new #openaccess article by @javiermcanto.bsky.social & @julitudo.bsky.social here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Radicalright #Catalonia #Vox #AliançaCatalana #nationalism

New blog Cracks in the Stonehenge of Welsh Politics: Caerphilly and Labour’s Future Read @nyedavies.bsky.social on why the result in Caerphilly should act as a wake-up call to Welsh Labour, despite many in the party having warned against reading too much into the defeat Read more: edin.ac/4949g0m

It's not too late to register for our upcoming event with Angus Robertson on what we can and can't learn from German federalism. More info here: edin.ac/46JYj2v

#OpenAccess from @epsrjournal.bsky.social - Far-right against green: the re-emergence of geographically defined voting patterns and the new environment cleavage in Western Europe - https://cup.org/3LB7xpl - @dafnoukos.bsky.social, @chvrakopoulos.bsky.social#OpenAccess& Christoph Arndt #FirstView

📢 Great news: we have launched 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹'𝘀 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴! If you are interested in #regionalism and #federalism, take a look at the first article and find out how you can contribute: www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2025/sh...

New Scot Parl poll puts SNP ahead by 12% & 9%, has Reform in 2nd place & underlines the near-demise of the Scottish Tories. Constituency / List %: SNP 34 / 29 Reform 22 / 20 Labour 18 / 17 Cons 10 / 12 LibDem 8 / 10 Green 7 / 10 Alba 1 / 2 Alba Via @survation.bsky.social

Event rescheduled Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism The CCC & @britgerassoc.bsky.social welcome @angusrobertson.bsky.social to discuss whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland & the UK 11 Nov, 6-7:30pm Edinburgh Register: edin.ac/46JYj2v

📘 New article! “Uneven benefits? Territorial divides in perceptions of devolution in Scotland and Wales" in @rsa-tpg.bsky.social ➡️ Where within devolved nations are the benefits of devolved power actually felt? With what political implications? 📄 Open access 🔗: doi.org/10.1080/2162... thread 🧵👇

📘 New article! “Uneven benefits? Territorial divides in perceptions of devolution in Scotland and Wales" in @rsa-tpg.bsky.social ➡️ Where within devolved nations are the benefits of devolved power actually felt? With what political implications? 📄 Open access 🔗: doi.org/10.1080/2162... thread 🧵👇

​​⏪𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇧🇪Dieter Stiers & @marchooghe.bsky.social discuss whether it is (still) right to label regional elections as 𝘀𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱-𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 in 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺. 🗳️Are regional elections second-order or not for Belgian voters? Read the article here👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #elections #Belgium #voting #regions

Today was our @safety-nets.bsky.social Scottish round table where we gave an overview of stage 1 of the project to lots of important research & policy folk in Scotland. Thanks to @ccc-research.bsky.social for supporting the event & also to Mark & Ciara for travelling & presenting.

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇳🇴 The 𝗿𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹-𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝗱𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲 in risk preferences: evidence of a 𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗸 drain in Norway 🔓Read the new #openaccess article by Philip Toney here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Norway #risk #rural #urban

🆓 📣 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! Two articles in free access 𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗹 𝟯𝟭 𝗗𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿. 🟢 by Nigussie Afesha & Hazel Rose Barrett on statehood in Ethiopia 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... 🟢 by Paul Carmichael & Colin Knox on devolution and local government in Northern Ireland 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

Analysis in @thetimes.com by @leaskyd.bsky.social & Anna Dowell of the sharp decline in British identity uncovered by the Scottish Social Attitudes survey. With comment from Sir John Curtice on the polarising of Scottish politics and from myself on the decoupling of Scottish and British identities:

💡The study by @davidevampa.bsky.social introduces a Core Electoral Strength (CES) index to assess parties’ vote share advantage in core areas over provincial areas in #Spain and #Italy 💡 🔓Read #OpenAccess here 👇 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇪🇺🇩🇪 @romyha.bsky.social investigated the 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗼𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀 in the German Baden-Württemberg. What are the reasons behind organisations’ 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗨 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝘀? 🔓Read the #openaccess article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #EU #cohesion #policy

🇲🇽 🗳️ Do subnational governments' responses to crises affect 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗲𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗼𝘂𝗿? 📌 Find out in the article by @caroline-beer.bsky.social and Alejandra Armesto on the 𝗠𝗲𝘅𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 here 👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2025.2533761 #Mexico #voting #elections #federalism

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇮🇹 @gmripamonti.bsky.social examined 𝗜𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀' behaviour in intergovernmental relations during the pandemic. In which situations were regions 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲, and in which 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹? Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Italy #regions #crisis

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 How do career patterns in multi-level political systems work? 📰 Take a look at our latest 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 “𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗠𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶-𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀” 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/frfs20/3... #poltics #career #pakistan #argentina #russia #spain #nigeria

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🌱🇪🇺 Marie-Thérèse Wilhelm investigated the likelihood of 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗘𝗨 𝗲𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀. What effect do 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 have on compliance? Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #environment #subnational #EU

Just written some reflections for @ccc-research.bsky.social on a topic I’ve been analysing for a few years: how growing electoral turbulence is reshaping multi-level politics in Europe. Based on three publications linked in the thread below 🧵👇

Just written some reflections for @ccc-research.bsky.social on a topic I’ve been analysing for a few years: how growing electoral turbulence is reshaping multi-level politics in Europe. Based on three publications linked in the thread below 🧵👇

New blog! Making Sense of Turbulent Politics in Multi-Level Europe @davidevampa.bsky.social shows how turbulence in European politics extends into Europe’s regions and devolved arenas, making volatility a multi-level, territorial, and consequential phenomenon Read more: edin.ac/4n38rs4

New blog! The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work Read @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social on what a project of American secession would look like, and why America is ill-suited for a peaceful 'national divorce' Read more: edin.ac/46Tl0jy

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇹🇷 Jörg Baudner explored the link between 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗮𝗹𝘀 and the different institutional forms of 𝗿𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, using #𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘆 as a case study. 🔓Read the #openaccess article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #AKP #decentralization

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇪🇹 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 in Ethiopian federation: a comparative analysis Read the new article by Nigussie Daba Heyi on the 𝗘𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Ethiopia #region #autonomy #federalism

New article by @davidevampa.bsky.social 👉 Regional elections across Western Europe are becoming more unstable, often mirroring national turbulence. But the link weakens where regionalist parties are strong, institutions are powerful, or regions are more prosperous. 🔗 doi.org/10.1080/0140...

New blog! Read @javiermcanto.bsky.social on 'Making Decentralization Work: The Politics of Implementation' 👇 edin.ac/4mstXWG

Great to welcome Esther Roberton to my class today. Her reflections on the work of the Scottish Constitutional Convention gave students a unique perspective on the process leading up to devolution. A lively discussion and a reminder of the value of going beyond the textbook @uoe-sps.bsky.social

🚨 New article out in @wepsocial.bsky.social ! 📄 From nations to regions: electoral volatility in European multi-level politics Open access👉 doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2025.2557768 National politics in Europe is growing more electorally unstable - does this volatility also reach the regions? Thread 🧵

🚨 New article out in @wepsocial.bsky.social ! 📄 From nations to regions: electoral volatility in European multi-level politics Open access👉 doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2025.2557768 National politics in Europe is growing more electorally unstable - does this volatility also reach the regions? Thread 🧵

🇩🇪❓ How do citizens 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺? 📌🔓 Find out in the #openaccess article by Eva-Maria Trüdinger, Achim Hildebrandt, Simon Stocker, @ajazajilirjana.bsky.social and @pbundi.bsky.social here 👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2025.2533759 #Germany #federalism #citizens #politics

🇨🇴 What is the impact of 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 on 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in Colombia? 📌🔓 Find out in the #openaccess article by Maria Antonieta Collazos-Ortiz, Pui-Hang Wong and David Andrés Londoño Bedoya here 👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2025.2520972

🇵🇰 What are the 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀 like in 𝗣𝗮𝗸𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻? 📌 Find out in the article by M.Mufti & @sameen-mohsin.bsky.social 👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2025.2471749 It's part of our latest 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 👉https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/frfs20/35/3?nav=tocList #Pakistan #politics #career

🚨𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲!🚨 Understanding 𝗰𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀’ 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗹𝗲𝗱𝗴𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in decentralized countries. 🇪🇸Here the new article by @santiagolagop.bsky.social, M. Cadaval-Sampedro, A. Herrero-Alcalde & X. Fernández-Leiceaga👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Fiscal #equalization #federalism

NEW: Important questions should be asked about how Reform will use its positions of power in local government, writes @drhannahwhite.bsky.social How will Reform's metro mayors and council leaders make the transition from opposition? www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/article/comm...

🚨 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

Looking forward to kicking off the new academic (& political) year with @ccc-research.bsky.social hosting @angusrobertson.bsky.social for a conversation on German federalism. Can Germany still be seen as a model of stability & balance? What lessons might it hold for us? Register 👇 edin.ac/45YoUs1

As #ecprgc25 comes to a close, we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to all the presenters and attendees! 🙏✨ Your insights and engagement have truly enriched our discussions on federalism, regionalism, decentralization, and politics/policy in multilevel systems! 🌍📚

Great four days at the 2025 @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference – 12 panels, over 50 papers in the @ecprfederalism.bsky.social SG section. Inspiring to see research on federalism, regionalism & territorial politics thriving and evolving. Thanks to all who presented and joined the debates!

Great four days at the 2025 @ecpr.bsky.social General Conference – 12 panels, over 50 papers in the @ecprfederalism.bsky.social SG section. Inspiring to see research on federalism, regionalism & territorial politics thriving and evolving. Thanks to all who presented and joined the debates!

📢 #BGAEvent: The BGA is proud to be hosting its first in-person event in Edinburgh, organised jointly with @ccc-research.bsky.social! We're honoured that @angusrobertson.bsky.social will share this thoughts on German federalism. Please register here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/still-a-mo...

Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism. Join us and @britgerassoc.bsky.social as we welcome @angusrobertson.bsky.social to discuss whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland & the UK. 30 Sep, 6pm - 7:30pm Edinburgh Register: edin.ac/45YoUs1

🌟 Great discussion at #ECPR25! Here are some highlights from Day 2 for the SGFR in Thessaloniki during our panels: Conflict, Contestation, and Crisis Management in Multilevel Systems Multilevel Party Strategies, Electoral and Political Dynamics in Contemporary Europe Stay tuned for more updates!