Institutional conflict in regional development: path dependence in the free trade zone and decentralization of Batam, Indonesia Developing countries are seeking institutional designs to accelerate regional development. Indonesia implemented a special economic institution in Batam in the 1970s, but layered it with decentrali...

🚨𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨
🇮🇩 Institutional conflict in 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁: path dependence in the free trade zone and #decentralization of Batam, Indonesia
Read the new article by Sutiyo, M. Zubakhrum Tjenreng & Pratiwi Nurhascaryani here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#Indonesia #regionalism #Batam

💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴!
🗳️ You can find the blog post by Onsel Gurel Bayrali here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2026/wh...

@ccc-research.bsky.social

When blame is shared, governments act: electoral incentives and crisis governance in federal systems

Read our latest blog from @regfedst.bsky.social by Onsel Gurel Bayrali

Find out more: edin.ac/4tiOEZq

Determinants of provincial debt restructuring in emerging economies: the critical role of external credit in Argentina (1996–2023) Subnational borrowing has become an increasingly important source of finance in emerging economies. Episodes of subnational debt distress have been comparatively rare, with Argentina being a notabl...

🚨𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨
🇦🇷 Determinants of provincial 𝗱𝗲𝗯𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 in emerging economies: the critical role of external credit in Argentina (1996–2023)
💰 Read the new article by Alcides Bazza & Juan Pablo Tedesca here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
#Argentina #debt #federalism #fiscal

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦…
🇳🇬 Onyedikachi Madueke looked at #Nigeria through the lens of 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 #autocracy.
🔄 How does this system compare with classical 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗺?
🔓 Read the article in #openaccess here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌
🇷🇺 What has been Russia's central government policy towards the 𝗙𝗮𝗿 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 before and after the war?

Read the article by Irina Busygina here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#Russia #authoritarian #regions #war #Ukraine

Examining trade, agriculture, and industry within the East African Community 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...

🚨𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨
🌍 Examining trade, agriculture, and industry within the 𝗘𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗔𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆
Read the new article by Nur Mohamed here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#EAC #regionalism #trade #agriculture

📰𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗜𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲!
Take a look at the new Issue of Regional & Federal Studies, Volume 36, Issue 2 (2026) 👉 www.tandfonline.com/toc/frfs20/3...

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦…
🇪🇸 @javiermcanto.bsky.social & @julitudo.bsky.social examined the similarities, differences, and dynamics of competition between #Vox and #AliançaCatalana in #Catalonia.
🗳️ What factors influence voters to choose between them?
🔓 Article in #openaccess here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴!
🇨🇿🇸🇰 You can find the blog post by Michal Pink here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2026/re...

@ccc-research.bsky.social

Regional presidents are insiders and incumbents (but few are women): evidence from Czechia and Slovakia.

Read our latest blog from @regfedst.bsky.social by Michal Pink.

Find out more: edin.ac/4bA99KT

📌𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗶𝘁! 📌
🇮🇳 How do 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 influence subnational governments' spending on health and education in India?
💰 Read the article by K. S. Harikrishnan & Gourishankar S. Hiremath here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#India #health #education #fiscal

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦…
🇵🇷 🇨🇦 @drvalvez.bsky.social & André Lecours analysed the changes in party systems in #PuertoRico and #Québec.
🗳️ Why do new political parties develop and become successful to the point of 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺𝘀?
Read the article here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
#politics #party

💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴!
🇨🇦 You can find the blog post by Anne Lachance here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2026/di...
@ccc-research.bsky.social

Did subnational governments’ educational responses to the pandemic significantly vary? Evidence from Canada.

Read our latest blog from @regfedst.bsky.social by Anne Lachance.

Read more: edin.ac/4lBeXqx

The advent of clustered regional states in Ethiopia: a novel experiment or a prelude to chaos? This study examines the feasibility and sustainability of newly established regional states within Ethiopia's federal system. Since 2018, Ethiopia has created four new regional states through a pro...

🚨𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲! 🚨
🇪🇹 The advent of 𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 in Ethiopia: a novel experiment or a prelude to chaos?
Read the new article by Awol Ali Mohammed here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...
#Ethiopia #federalism #state #regionalism

​​⏪ 𝗟𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗥𝗙𝗦…
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇧🇪🇪🇸 J. Sijstermans, @paulanderson88.bsky.social & C. Brown Swan analysed the cost-of-living #crisis in #Flanders, #Catalonia and #Scotland.
🏠 How have state and substate #nationalist parties exploited it to further their claims?
🔓 In #openaccess here 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴!
🇮🇹 You can find the blog post @gmripamonti.bsky.social here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2026/do...
@ccc-research.bsky.social

📌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