The Centre on Constitutional Change is a leading hub for the comparative study of territorial politics and governance in the United Kingdom and beyond.
Richard Parry contrasts the election results and governmental formation in Scotland and Wales in the new context of English Labour politics under Andy Burnham.
Sofia Marini and Gianluca Piccolino examine the Lega’s evolution through the career trajectories of its elected representatives, arguing that the composition of a party’s political class offers an important window onto its institutionalisation.
The Alternative for Germany’s (AfD) breakthrough in Saxony-Anhalt is not only another chapter in the rise of the far right in Europe. It also raises another question: what happens to German federalism when dramatic electoral shifts make Land governments harder to form and less predictable?
Madeleine O. Hosli, Caterina Zamparini, Oliver Price, and Vahistha Jyalita summarise a recent article published in Regional & Federal Studies, examining how major crises can accelerate the gradual federalization of the European Union.
Why do independence movements win overwhelming support nearly everywhere except in wealthy democracies of the global North?
Studies of UK social policies that fail to understand the multi-level competencies and policy differences of England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland may contribute to creating a ‘scalar fallacy’ of a single and unified UK welfare state.
To what extent has Catalan society depolarized over the national question after the failed 2017 push for unilateral secession? And what factors have shaped the evolution of depolarization in Catalonia?
In this session, Professor Rob Ford will reflect on the surprising elements and long-term implications of the 2024 UK General Election.
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