The Centre on Constitutional Change is a leading hub for the comparative study of territorial politics and governance in the United Kingdom and beyond.
Andy Burnham’s arrival in Downing Street opens a new phase in the debate on devolution. The CCC proposes a research agenda exploring the changing distribution of power and its implications for democracy, inequality and public policy across the UK.
Mary C. Murphy explores to what extent US interest is consequential for Irish nationalism and whether international mobilisation on the constitutional question is worthwhile.
Naoki Fujiwara and Andrew Stevens compare emerging efforts in Britain and Japan to reduce the dominance of their capital cities, focusing on Andy Burnham’s proposed “Number 10 North” in Manchester and Japan’s plans for a “second capital” centred on Osaka.
Across these British-Irish islands, constitutional change is on the agenda. Jennifer Todd, Joanne McEvoy & Shelley Deane explore how grassroots deliberation allows ordinary people to create some shared visions of the future and shared priorities for politics.
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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