Regional & Federal Studies

Regional & Federal Studies

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Peer-reviewed journal on federalism & territorial politics across the world. 1.4 (2024) IF; 4.5 (2024) CiteScore (Scopus) Our website: https://www.tandfonline.com/journals/frfs20

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​​​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇫🇮 David Arter analysed the vote of celebs such as Miss Finland 2010, Slim Mill and the 'Nordic Nightmare' at 2025 regional #elections in #Finland. 🗳️ Did localness and popularity affect celebrities' personal #vote? 🔓 📖 Read the #openaccess article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇩🇪 Neither fully politicized nor fully insulated from local politics: bureaucracies of 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 🔓 📖 Read the new #openaccess article by Lisa Mende & Christina Isabel Zuber here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Germany #citizenship #local #bureaucracy

doi.orgNeither fully politicized nor fully insulated from local politics: bureaucracies of naturalization in GermanyThis article assesses whether local politics influences street-level bureaucrats’ decisions on naturalization requests in Germany, a major migrant destination where immigration is politicized and w...

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇳🇬 Taiwo Peter Samson and Ambrose Ihekwoaba Egwim analysed political #leadership and intra-state #resource #allocation in #Nigeria. 💰 Is there a gap between objective allocations and 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀? 📖 Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🧪 What are the main determinants of 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝗥&𝗗) expenditure in Southern European regions? 📖 Read the article by Juan A. Román-Aso, Fernando Coca-Villalba & Irene Bosch-Frigola here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Europe #research #qog

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇷🇺 Henry E. Hale analysed leaders' public support in 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮 during the 𝗖𝗢𝗩𝗗-𝟭𝟵 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗶𝘀. 🏛️ What effect do natural disasters have on 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀? 📖 Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Russia #covid #leader

📢 𝗪𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺! ➡️ We are very pleased to welcome Amuitz Garmendia Madariaga as a 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿. @amuitz.bsky.social is Associate Professor of Political Science at Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (UC3M) and a member of the Instituto Juan Linz. 👋 Welcome to the team, Amuitz!

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🇨🇴 Why did 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 not reduce inequalities in Colombia? 📖 Read the article by Jaime E. Ávila-Álvarez, Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros & Jennifer Martínez-Ferrero here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #decentralization #Colombia #fiscalpolicy #inequality

⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇮🇳 Panch Rishi Dev Sharma analysed the 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝗯-𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝘆 𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝘀 and the origins of India’s centralised #federalism. ⚖️ Can an alternative historical-legal explanation be drawn from 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮’𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲? 📖 Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #India #colonialism

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🏙️ Sisters no more: paradiplomatic responses to 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 🔓 📖 Read the new article by Peter N. Jones here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #international #conflict #US #Russia #sistercities

doi.orgSisters no more: paradiplomatic responses to international conflictThe onset of international conflict evokes a response not only from heads of state, but also the local governments throughout each nation. Mayors and city councillors engage in ‘paradiplomacy’ via ...

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#VendrediLecture 📚 Territorial reform: Why reform one level rather than another? In 🇫🇷, departments were repeatedly portrayed as redundant but the 2014–2015 reform instead imposed compulsory mergers on regions. Patrick Le Lidec's latest article in @regfedst.bsky.social explains this paradox. ⤵️

tandfonline.comWhich level is reformed? Political protection and the politics of territorial restructuring in FranceTerritorial reform in multilevel states often involves choices among several possible targets. This article thus addresses a question: why is one territorial level restructured rather than another?...

⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇳🇵Popular Gentle, Ranjan Bhatta, Sarina Lama, Jony Mainaly & Tek Maraseni analysed the rimplementation of #climate policies in #Nepal. 🌱 How do 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 cooperate & collaborate? 🔓📖 Read the #openaccess article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇫🇷 Which level is reformed? Political protection and the politics of 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 in France 📖 Read the new article by Patrick Le Lidec here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #France #decentralization #regions

doi.orgWhich level is reformed? Political protection and the politics of territorial restructuring in FranceTerritorial reform in multilevel states often involves choices among several possible targets. This article thus addresses a question: why is one territorial level restructured rather than another?...

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇪🇹 𝗩𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗷𝘂𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 practices in the Ethiopian Federation 📖 Read the new article by Nigussie Afesha, Mulugeta Getu Sisay and Markos Debebe Belay here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Ethiopia #judicial #IGR

doi.orgVertical judicial intergovernmental relation practices in the Ethiopian Federation: Regional & Federal Studies: Vol 0, No 0 - Get AccessBrowse all journals

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇪🇺🇨🇭🇮🇹 Madeleine O. Hosli, Caterina Zamparini & Luiza Martins Santos analyzed recent developments in the #EU, #Switzerland and Italian #Trentino Alto Adige. 🏛️ What are the drivers of #federalization or de-federalization? 📖 🔓 Read the #openaccess article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

doi.orgFederalization, de-federalization and resilience: Quo vadis European Union?This paper examines the political-economic drivers of federalization and de-federalization, focusing on how historical and institutional factors influence multilevel governance. By comparing the Eu...

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇮🇩 The 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁: why national ambition fails in Indonesia’s decentralized governance 📖 Read the new article by Halilul Khairi, Alma’arif, Ahmad Lutfi & Irfan Ridwan Maksum here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Indonesia #prefecture #decentralization

doi.orgThe Hollow Prefect: why national ambition fails in Indonesia’s decentralized governanceIn decentralized unitary states, the Governor theoretically functions as a vital transmission belt for central mandates. However, in post-authoritarian Indonesia, this role faces a profound efficac...

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📝 In this short blog post, @gippone.bsky.social and I sum up our paper published in @regfedst.bsky.social (here ➡️ doi.org/10.1080/1359...) 🔍 Even shorter summary: we propose studying career patterns of elected representatives as a measure of party institutionalization, based on the case of the Lega

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💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴! 🇮🇹 You can find the blog post by @sofiamarini.bsky.social and @gippone.bsky.social here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2026/bu...

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 💰 How can we better understand support for 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗯𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 🔓 📖 Read the #openaccess article by Eva-Maria Trüdinger and Achim Hildebrandt here 👉 www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... #Germany #Switzerland #redistribution #welfare

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 💰 Unveiling the determinants of 𝗥&𝗗 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲: insights from southern European regions 📖 Read the new article by Juan A. Román-Aso, Fernando Coca-Villalba & Irene Bosch-Frigola here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #EU #R&D #institutions #government

doi.orgUnveiling the determinants of R&D expenditure: insights from southern European regionsThis study examines the determinants of research and development (R&D) expenditure across 48 Southern European regions from seven countries over 2010–2021, with particular attention to the role of ...

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🏛️ How do formal IGR arrangements enable 𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻? 📖 Read the article by Huy Nhuong Bui, Quoc Dung Ngo, Ngoc Son Nguyen, Thi Phuong Thu Nguyen, Thi Thanh Huyen Bui & Tuan Vinh Tran here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Vietnam #decentralization #igr

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇮🇩 Sutiyo, M. Zubakhrum Tjenreng & Pratiwi Nurhascaryani examined institutional interactions in 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗺, 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗮. 🏛️ Can leadership unification improve 𝗰𝗼𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 in the long term? 📖 Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Indonesia #Batam #decentralization

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🇮🇳 How do Indian states shape 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 toward neighbouring countries? 📖 Read the article by Amit Ranjan here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #India #borders #water #river #policy

doi.orgIndian federalism and ties with neighbouring countries: India-Bangladesh river water sharing mattersThis article examines how Indian states shape foreign policy toward neighbouring countries. Particularly, the policies affecting the border states’ population and resources, such as water. It analy...

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 💼 How do nationally bounded 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗳𝗮𝗿𝗲 regimes and growth models limit subnational policy divergence? 📖 Read the #openaccess article by Steven Ballantyne & Elke Heins here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #skillformation #scotland #wales #uk #devolution

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇦🇷 Alcides Bazza & Juan Pablo Tedesca examined 𝗔𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 restructuring their debts between 1996 and 2023. 💰Why do provinces restructure 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘁? 📖 Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Argentina #debt #fiscal #federalism

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨 🇨🇴 #Fiscal #decentralization and regional inequality in #Colombia: the effects of armed conflict and #corruption 📖 Read the new article by Jaime E. Ávila-Álvarez, Beatriz Cuadrado-Ballesteros & Jennifer Martínez-Ferrero here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

doi.orgFiscal decentralization and regional inequality in Colombia: the effects of armed conflict and corruptionThis study examines the impact of fiscal decentralization on regional inequality in Colombia (2005–2020). By using a System-GMM panel data approach across 32 Colombian departamentos and the capital...

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🌍 Nur Mohamed examined the 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 (𝗘𝗔𝗖)'𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 across trade, industry and agriculture. ⚖️ What are the 𝗸𝗲𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 currently facing the EAC? 📖 Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #EAC #regionalism #trade #agriculture

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌 🇳🇬 What causes 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮-𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 when ethnicity and religion are not factors? 📖 Read the article by Taiwo Peter Samson and Ambrose Ihekwoaba Egwim here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359... #Nigeria #equality #federalism

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦… 🇪🇹 Awol Ali Mohammed examined the feasibility and sustainability of the new states within #Ethipia 's #federal system since 2018. 🗯️ Is the advent of 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 in Ethiopia a novel experiment or a prelude to chaos? 📖 Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

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