This paper looks at the effect of intergovernmental relations on citizens’ trust in government during crises, as it is an important determinant of a successful crisis response. We use original surv...

The Constitution of India broke the conventional mould of federalism with sui-generis centralizing features, especially with the center’s sub-national emergency power to determine ‘constitutional m...

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...

Regional integration in Africa has long been viewed as a way to promote trade and strengthen cooperation among states. Since its re-establishment in 2000, the East African Community (EAC) has foste...

📢 Launch Announcement: ECPR Standing Group on Federalism & Regionalism (SGFR) 📢 👋 Hello LinkedIn Community 👋 We are delighted to announce the presence of the Standing Group on Federalism & Region...

This essay marks the transition to a new editorial team at Regional & Federal Studies and offers a broad review of emerging themes and future directions in the study of federalism, regionalism, and...

European Consortium for Political Research

The idea that regional elections automatically could be considered as second-order elections has been criticized in the recent literature, as the rise of regional authority implies that the regiona...