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Twice a year the University of Fribourg offers scholarships to young researchers who would like to undertake a research stay on a doctoral or post-doctoral level.

Obituary / In Memoriam Professor Michael Burgess

The global community of federalists and the International Association of Centres for Federal Studies mourn the passing of Michael Burgess, an outstanding scholar, dear friend and wonderful human being.

New online platform sparks debate on federalism issues

50 Shades of Federalism, a new online platform is a project established in October 2017 at Canterbury Christ Church University to help inform debate about many issues related to federalism. Having identified five main themes – Case Studies, Conflict Resolution, Diversity Management, Policies and Theory – the central aim of this project is to provide succinct, easy accessible, high quality research articles free of charge.

In 2014, the International Association of Centres for Federal Studies (IACFS) inaugurated the Young Scholar Award, an annual award for the best unpublished article or paper on an aspect of federalism. In 2015, this award was renamed in honour of Ronald L. Watts.

A Sino-Swiss Workshop

The ICDHRG 2017: 19th International Conference on Democracy, Human Rights and Governance aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Democracy, Human Rights and Governance.

The ICAGGHR 2017: 19th International Conference on Anti-Corruption, Good Governance and Human Rights aims to bring together leading academic scientists, researchers and research scholars to exchange and share their experiences and research results on all aspects of Anti-Corruption, Good Governance and Human Rights.