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Ronald L. Watts Young Researcher Award 2022

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Association of Centres for Federal Studies (IACFS) inaugurated the Young Scholar Award, an annual award for the best unpublished article or paper on an aspect of federalism.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 honor of Ronald L. Watts.

New Publication: ‘The Principle of Equality in Diverse States: Reconciling Autonomy with Equal Rights and Opportunities’

This book examines different approaches by which states characterised by federal or decentralized arrangements reconcile equality and autonomy.

New Publication: ‘Comparative Federalism and Covid-19: Combating the Pandemic’

This comprehensive scholarly book on comparative federalism and the Covid-19 pandemic is written by some of the world’s leading federal scholars and national experts.

Since the 1990s the role of regions in the EU multi-level polity is under construction and has changed in many ways. The currently ongoing Conference on the Future of Europe (CoFoE) provides another window of opportunity for regions to shape the dynamic EU polity.

'Institutional Weak Nodes Revealed in the Pandemic: Migration and Labour Policy Priorities' Indian Federalism Perspectives - 6

In this issue, Dr Saumya Tewari highlights the differential impact of the pandemic in the labour market, turning the spotlight on the unorganized labour force.

'Goods and Services Tax (GST) Council: A Breach of Trust?' Indian Federalism Perspectives - 5

In this issue titled GST Council: A Breach of trust, Govind Bhattacharjee examines the working of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) until now.

Ronald L. Watts Young Researcher Award 2021 - Entries Now Open

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Association of Centres for Federal Studies (IACFS) inaugurated the Young Scholar Award, an annual award for the best unpublished article or paper on an aspect of federalism.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.

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Association of Centres for Federal Studies (IACFS) inaugurated the Young Scholar Award, an annual award for the best unpublished article or paper on an aspect of federalism.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.