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Association of Centres for Federal Studies (IACFS) inaugurated the Young Scholar Award, an annual award for the best unpublished article or paper on an aspect of federalism.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Association of Centres for Federal Studies (IACFS) inaugurated the Young Scholar Award, an annual award for the best unpublished article or paper on an aspect of federalism.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

Dr Jayampathy Wickramaratne wrote an article to the Sri Lankan newspaper on the proposed 20th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka.

In Elisabeth Alber’s blog post “Action and reaction: What Covid-19 can teach us about Italian regionalism”, she discusses how Italy’s decentralization intersected with the management of the Covid-19 crisis in early 2020.

CALL FOR APPLICATIONS: FEDERAL SCHOLAR IN RESIDENCE PROGRAMME 2021 – Apply by 1 July 2020!

The Federal Scholar in Residence Program addresses experts who wish to present and discuss questions of federalism and regionalism that are of importance to legislators, civil servants and the international academic community. It promotes comparative research at Eurac Research and aims to interconnect experts and their networks in order to advance comparative federal and regional studies.