Language Policy and Federalism in Independent India: Number 58
This paper explores language policy in India from the viewpoint of federalism. The federal structure of independent India rests on…
Language: English
A Guide to Strengthen the Role of Women in Peacebuilding: Developing Practical Negotiation Skills and Mediation Networks in the Americas
This guide compiles the insights and knowledge shared by Café Diplomatico 2022 expert practitioners at the on the use of…
Federalism as a Peacebuilding Tool in Divided Societies
This podcast examines how federalism has been used, or proposed, as mechanism to support sustainable peace and development in three…
Dealing with Territorial Cleavages: The Rise and Fall of Ukraine’s Faustian Bargain: Number 40
This Occasional Paper explores efforts in Ukraine to create a constitutional system that accommodates the country’s stark regional differences. The…
Gender Equality And Federalism
This Report examines the role that governance structures – and more specifically federal and decentralized governance architectures – can play…
Reintegrating Warring Yemeni Forces: Lessons From Other Cases
This document explores how while the situation in Yemen remains fluid, any sustainable peace deal will require power sharing, a…
Sub-National Constitutions In Federal Systems
This document analyses how sub-national constitutions also form part of the overall constitutional framework for the federation.
Devolution and Federalism in Collapsed States: Constitutional Process and Design
This working paper examines the implications of state collapse for constitution-making and constitutional design, with a particular focus on devolution…
Natural Resources in Federal and Devolved Countries
The paper compares the differences between extractive resources—minerals and especially oil and gas—which can generate huge revenues for governments, and…
The Forum of Federations Handbook of Federal Countries 2020
Federal models of government have shaped history and demonstrated how diverse people can live together and govern together in relative…