Davide Vampa

British By-Elections is now available for pre-order, out September 18th.

Alongside my essay on the 2023 Rutherglen by-election, it features contributions from Sir John Curtice, Andrew Marr, @gerryhassan.bsky.social, @sundersays.bsky.social, and many others on by-elections from 1769 to 2025.

🗺️What are the 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 in multi-level systems?
📌Find out E.Semenova & K.Dowding work 👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2023.2269859
It's part of our 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲 “Career Patterns in Multi-Level Political Systems”👉https://www.tandfonline.com/toc/frfs20/35/3?nav=tocList

📢 Launch Announcement: ECPR Standing Group on Federalism & Regionalism (SGFR) 📢 | ECPR Standing Group on Federalism and Regionalism (SGFR) 📢 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...

📢 Launch Announcement: ECPR Standing Group on Federalism & Regionalism (SGFR) 📢

We are excited to announce the official presence of the Standing Group on Federalism & Regionalism (SGFR) on LinkedIn! 👇

Follow us for the latest news, updates, and insights in the field of federalism and regionalism!

Making sense of federalism – insights from an open-ended survey question While there is much debate in research about nuances of federal governance, we actually know little about how citizens make sense of federalism. As several studies show, citizens often hold vague a...

🚨 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲!
Making sense of 𝗳𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 – insights from an 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻-𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝘀𝘂𝗿𝘃𝗲𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
🔓 Read the new #openaccess article by Eva-Maria Trüdinger, Achim Hildebrandt, Simon Stocker, @ajazajilirjana.bsky.social & @pbundi.bsky.social 👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#federalism #democracy

Our latest @regfedst.bsky.social editorial reflects on where the field is heading. We welcome contributions that engage with its themes - critically and creatively.

More exciting developments and announcements are coming soon, along with a strong pipeline of new publications.

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Our latest @regfedst.bsky.social editorial reflects on where the field is heading. We welcome contributions that engage with its themes - critically and creatively.

More exciting developments and announcements are coming soon, along with a strong pipeline of new publications.

Follow us! 👇

🇪🇹 What can we learn from 𝗛𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘇𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 (𝗜𝗚𝗥) in Ethiopia?
The effectiveness of 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 depends on current political leaders.
📌Don’t miss the article by Nigussie Afesha and Hazel Rose Barrett here 👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2025.2519918
#Ethiopia #IGR

@uoe-sps.bsky.social @edinburghpir.bsky.social @ccc-research.bsky.social

RSE awards over £724K to boost Scotland’s vibrant research sector We are pleased to announce that 72 exceptional research projects were selected at the spring 2025 Research Awards open call.

Back from annual leave to great news: our project on the rise of Reform UK in Scotland - co-led with A. Convery (and in collaboration with F. McMillan) has been awarded RSE funding. Starting Oct 2025, it explores Reform's breakthrough in Scotland in comparative perspective
rse.org.uk/rse-awards-o...

Thank you so much @haylesben.bsky.social :)

📰What are the 𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀 in federalism, regionalism and territorial governance?
📌Don’t miss our editorial note 👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2025.2518752
@davidevampa.bsky.social @filippoboni.bsky.social @assefafy.bsky.social @merylkenny.bsky.social @marielylopezs.bsky.social & M.Zulianello

Release of The Federal-Confederal Letters These letters by David Melding and Glyndwr Cennydd Jones span a period encompassing the recent UK General Election and the beginnings of the second US Trump presidency. Exploring issues of constitutio...

New on the blog!

The Federal-Confederal Letters by David Melding & Glyndwr Cennydd Jones

These letters make the case for reform of the UK’s governing framework, through sharing views and experiences on models of devolution, federalism and confederalism

Read more: edin.ac/44wXmJJ

🇪🇸 What are the 𝗳𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 in Spain?
Marín-González & Martínez-López find a strong preference for primary public spending 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀, and a lower one for debt sustainability.
📌Don’t miss it👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2024.2446141
#regions #Spain #fiscalpolicy #debt

💡NEW STUDY FINDS…💡
In #Italy & #Spain, Core Electoral Strength (CES) tends to be higher for new parties, lower for regionalist & government parties

Read #OpenAccess the article by @davidevampa.bsky.social here 👇
www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

🌍What are the factors behind the 𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗱𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗜𝗚𝗔𝗗 as a regional organization?
T. Adino & D. Abebe identify 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗷𝗼𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 in IGAD’s integration efforts.
📌Don’t miss it👉 doi.org/10.1080/1359...

#regions #IGAD #HornofAfrica #Africa

How decentralization can generate democratic deficits-a comparative analysis of Sicily (Italy) and Zuid-Holland (Netherlands) Both in Italy and the Netherlands, a series of decentralization reforms have since the 1990s shifted significant powers from the central state to subnational administrations. These reforms were mot...

🔓How can 𝗱𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 generate 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼𝗰𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗰 𝗱𝗲𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝘁𝘀?
In Sicily (🇮🇹) and Zuid-Holland (🇳🇱) decentralization has weakened democratic accountability, representation and transparency.
📌Don’t miss the #openaccess article by W. Veenendaal 👉https://doi.org/10.1080/13597566.2025.2513242
#Italy #Netherlands

🇳🇬🔓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

Submit your article to Regional & Federal Studies How to submit your paper to Regional & Federal Studies. Share your work with us to maximise your readership and make your mark in your area of research.

📝Now that #ICPP7 is over and you are revising your papers, why not consider submitting them to Regional & Federal Studies?
ℹ️You can find more information here
www.tandfonline.com/action/autho...

#ippa
@regfedst.bsky.social

The impact of political alignment on resource rent distribution in Colombia Subnational governments that are politically aligned with the central government tend to receive more fiscal resources than their non-aligned counterparts. However, the motivations behind this patt...

🚨 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

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.

Politicized corruption in authoritarian multilevel states: anti-corruption prosecution of local elites in Russia Corruption is the nexus of diverse strategies of power preservation in autocracies. It can be used to both co-opt elites and to sideline rivals. The fight against corruption can also become an impo...

🚨 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

Great workshop yesterday at @ccc-research.bsky.social – we explored how strengths/limitations of English devolution might inform local/regional reform in Scotland. Thanks to all who joined, esp. @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social @paulanderson88.bsky.social & @sekip.bsky.social! @uoe-sps.bsky.social

Great workshop yesterday at @ccc-research.bsky.social – we explored how strengths/limitations of English devolution might inform local/regional reform in Scotland. Thanks to all who joined, esp. @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social @paulanderson88.bsky.social & @sekip.bsky.social! @uoe-sps.bsky.social

📰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

Horizontal Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) in Ethiopia: normative and empirical considerations Horizontal Intergovernmental Relations (IGR) have been paid little attention in many federations, and the practice of governing them through a formal IGR Act is uncommon, although politics of inter...

🚨 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

Emerging issues and new frontiers in federalism, regionalism and territorial governance: the role of Regional & Federal Studies in shaping future research agendas 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...

🆕 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

📢 As new editorial team at @regfedst.bsky.social, we've published an essay outlining our vision.

We reflect on where the field is, where it’s going, and how the journal can support a more diverse, global, interdisciplinary community.

We’d love to hear your thoughts & look fwd to your submissions!👇

📢 As new editorial team at @regfedst.bsky.social, we've published an essay outlining our vision.

We reflect on where the field is, where it’s going, and how the journal can support a more diverse, global, interdisciplinary community.

We’d love to hear your thoughts & look fwd to your submissions!👇

Finishing this book wasn't exactly easy, but it's out there now and I can hardly believe it...

Anyone and everyone can read it and download it, as it is Open Access.

We are happy to come to your institution and present the findings in the Autumn, just drop us a line!