Centre on Constitutional Change

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'

The CCC & @regfedst.bsky.social invite submissions for this workshop (22 June 2026, Edinburgh).

Deadline for submissions: 20 April

Read more: edin.ac/4rCbQBb

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

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Who Really Shapes Affordable Housing Policy in Federal States? Mapping Responsibility Beyond Formal Authority

Read our latest blog from @regfedst.bsky.social by Johanna Schnabel & Antonios Souris

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Social Security and Poverty

Join us and our partner organisations to discuss current housing challenges in relation to poverty and flourishing, reflecting on the post General Election period and looking ahead to the Devolved Parliament elections.

Register/info: edin.ac/4ahWXMZ

Social Security and Poverty

Join us and our partner organisations to discuss current housing challenges in relation to poverty and flourishing, reflecting on the post General Election period and looking ahead to the Devolved Parliament elections.

Register/info: edin.ac/4ahWXMZ

Was Scottish devolution broken from the start?

Join David Rogers, former Constitution and Cabinet Director at the Scottish Government, to discuss whether the flaws in the devolution settlement are fundamental & how they might be addressed.

Info/register: edin.ac/3O6v7LW

New blog!

After its pre-election budget on 13 January, the Scottish Government faces unenviable dilemmas resulting from the mark 2 version of devolution it accepted after the independence referendum.

Read more by Richard Parry: edin.ac/3ZCC8GO

Was Scottish devolution broken from the start?

Join David Rogers, former Constitution and Cabinet Director at the Scottish Government, to discuss whether the flaws in the devolution settlement are fundamental & how they might be addressed.

Info/register: edin.ac/3O6v7LW

How interest groups lobby on multiple levels to influence national laws in Germany.

Read our latest blog with @regfedst.bsky.social by Florian Spohr, Patrick Bernhagen, Krispin Krüger and Felix Goldberg.

Read more: edin.ac/3Nv6Ej4

Japan’s new sub-capital plan: regional revival, disaster insurance or the start of a Tokyo–Osaka mega-region?

Read our new blog with @regfedst.bsky.social by Naoki Fujiwara & Andrew Stevens

Read more: edin.ac/3XXKxnx

New blog!

How state and sub-state nationalists subsume crisis into longstanding territorial conflicts

By @jsijstermans.bsky.social, Coree Brown Swan & @paulanderson88.bsky.social for the CCC & @regfedst.bsky.social

Read more: edin.ac/3M6RGPV

New blog!

For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Nigussie Daba Heyi writes that Ethiopia’s regions are de jure autonomous, but de facto power remains centralised

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New blog!

For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Onyedikachi Madueke writes that Nigeria is drifting towards federal autocracy as power concentrates across every tier of government.

Read more: edin.ac/4oTR92h

Great turnout last night at Edinburgh Uni for “Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism” — a joint BGA & @ccc-research.bsky.social event. Thanks to @angusrobertson.bsky.social, Elke Heins, David Smith, and everyone who joined us! 🙌📸 #GermanFederalism #Edinburgh

Recent blog post by me for @ccc-research.bsky.social looking at Welsh Labour’s prospects ahead of 2026.

Labour's majorities, which Gwyn Alf described as the 'Stonehenge of Welsh politics', are beginning to crack

www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2025/cr...

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

By @davidevampa.bsky.social @sekip.bsky.social @paulanderson88.bsky.social @ariannagiovannini.bsky.social

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 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

Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism This event explores whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland and the UK.

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

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.

Making Sense of Turbulent Politics in Multi-Level Europe European politics is no longer defined by stability but by turbulence. Established parties are losing ground, new challengers are rising, and elections are becoming less predictable. Turbulence is not...

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

The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work There is a growing interest in secession, or what some refer to as a national divorce, between Red and Blue America. Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has called for it on multiple occasion...

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

Event Cancelled 👇

We are sorry to announce the cancellation of our event, 'Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism' tomorrow, due to unforeseen circumstances.

We do hope to reschedule for the near future.

Making Decentralization Work: The Politics of Implementation A substantial body of scholarship has sought to explain the origins of federalism and why some states opt for decentralization while others remain more centralized. However, despite the broad literatu...

New blog!

Read @javiermcanto.bsky.social on 'Making Decentralization Work: The Politics of Implementation' 👇

edin.ac/4mstXWG

Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism This event explores whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland and the UK.

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

Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism This event explores whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland and the UK.

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

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!