This years topic is “Islam in Constitutional Adjudication in Europe”. For more information check the description http://cocoaproject.eu/images/Programme_of_the_2018_CoCoA_Summer_School.pdf Continue reading
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Ascona-Seminar 2018: Selbstbestimmung ohne Grenzen – Souveränität zwischen Globalisierung und Nationalismus?
Conference on Bicameralism in Innsbruck
A conference on “Representing Regions Challenging Bicameralism” is going to be held in Innsbruck, Austria on 22-23 March 2018. More details attached as PDF.ConferenceBicameralism Continue reading
Call for Papers- Nachhaltige Entwicklung, Demokratie und internationaler Handel an der Uni Luzern
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Memorandum of Understanding signed between College of Public Administration and Governance, Philippines and the Institute of Federalism
On 12 February 2018, the Institute of Federalism (IFF), Fribourg signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the National College Public Administration and Governance, Diliman, Philippines (NCPAG). The MoU foresees academic cooperation and exchange of knowledge in the area of federalism, decentralisation and local governance between the two institutions. The signatories are Prof. Maria Fe Villamejor-Mendoza, … Continue reading
Reminder: Call for Applications for the Summer University on Federalism, Decentralisation and Conflict Resolution, 27. August – 12. September 2018
Federalism and decentralisation are crucial mechanisms to share power and limit abuse of power. Since federalism and decentralisation combine shared action for specific purposes (e.g. defence, external relations, economic development) with autonomous action for other purposes (e.g. education, culture, health), such vertical power sharing is seen as being necessary to accommodate the multinational and multi-ethnic … Continue reading
Freiburg Erklärung zur politischen und verfassungsrechtlichen Krise in Katalonien 13. Oktober 2017
Die International Association of Centers for Federal Studies (IACFS) repräsentiert 26 unabhängige Forschungszentren aus 16 Ländern von fünf Kontinenten, die sich der Forschung des Föderalismus widmet, der unter anderem als Mechanismus zum Schutz und zur Förderung von Vielfalt sowie der Beilegung von Konflikten dient; äussert ihre tiefe Besorgnis über die aktuelle politische Situation in Katalonien … Continue reading
