Skip to main content
 logo

  • Home
  • About
  • CCC Blog
  • Regional and Federal Studies Blog
  • Events
    • Activities
    • Upcoming events
    • Past events
  • Our Archive
  • Publications

The Centre on Constitutional Change is a leading hub for the comparative study of territorial politics and governance in the United Kingdom and beyond.

Learn more

Blog content

Latest blog posts

Image of Britain and Ireland viewed through a magnifying glass
Centre on Constitutional Change
09 April 2026

The Unfinished Constitution

Michael Keating assesses the state of the UK Constitution 27 years after devolution.

Image of Britain and Ireland viewed through a magnifying glass
Centre on Constitutional Change
09 April 2026

Across Britain and Ireland: A new blog series from the Centre on Constitutional Change

Twenty-eight years after the Belfast/ Good Friday Agreement and on the eve of the elections for the Scottish Parliament and Wesh Senedd, this blog series will bring new thinking to the changing constitutional order across Britain and both parts of Ireland.

Mikulov in Moravia, Czechia and a photo of the authors
Regional and Federal Studies
26 March 2026

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

A comparative study of regional presidents by Michal Pink in the Czech Republic and Slovakia shows that electoral rules shape who wins office -but less dramatically than we might expect.

Image of FACE School, Montreal, and the author
Regional and Federal Studies
18 March 2026

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

Anne Lachance examines whether subnational governments adopted significantly different education policy responses during the COVID-19 pandemic, focusing on four Canadian provinces: New Brunswick, Québec, Ontario, and Alberta.

List events content

Our Events

Palácio do Planalto and an image of Rogerio Schlegel
29 April 2026, 3:00pm

Votes and preferences for de/centralisation in Brazil

This talk outlines the electoral landscape of Brazil & examines the relationship between partisanship and preferences for de/centralisation

Details of the workshop with an image of connected figures
26 February 2026, 9:00am

Call for Papers: Place, Politics and Policies in Scotland and Wales

The Centre on Constitutional Change, in collaboration with Regional & Federal Studies, is hosting a workshop broadly exploring territorial governance, politics, and policies in Scotland and Wales; within UK and subnational developments, and comparative international perspectives are also welcome.

Images of the book cover and panel
30 March 2026, 3:00pm

The Disunited States

Join Ryan Griffiths to discuss his book 'The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work'

An image of windows in a housing block, with event details
26 February 2026, 2:30pm

Social Security and Poverty

This webinar will bring together Academics Stand Against Poverty UK election auditors with academics from Wales and Scotland to discuss current challenges in relation to poverty and flourishing, reflecting on the post General Election period and looking ahead to the Devolved Parliament elections.

Pagination

  • Currently on page 1 1
  • Next page ›
View past events
Centre on Constitutional Change

The Centre on Constitutional Change applies the best of social scientific scholarship to the questions raised by the UK's evolving territorial relationships.

Contact

Contact

To sign up to our mailing list, email us at: Centre.Constitutional.Change@ed.ac.uk.

Connect with us
  • Follow us on X/Twitter
  • Follow us on Bluesky
CMS login
The University of Edinburgh is a charitable body, registered in Scotland, with registration number SC005336, VAT Registration Number GB 592 9507 00, and is acknowledged by the UK authorities as a “Recognised body” which has been granted degree awarding powers.
Unless explicitly stated otherwise, all material is copyright © The University of Edinburgh 2026.
  • Terms and conditions
  • Privacy and cookies
  • Website accessibility
  • Freedom of Information Publication Scheme
The University of Edinburgh logo

This website uses Google Analytics to gather usage statistics. Please accept or reject. See our privacy policy.