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  • Federalism and Digitalization: Doing Digital Differently

    March 30, 2026 · 44 min

    What do the experiences of digitalization in different federations tell us about developing digital governance in federal countries? And what lessons are there for policymakers and citizens in an increasingly digital world? In the final…

  • Federalism and Digitalization: Spain Minisode

    March 27, 2026 · 27 min

    What does successful intergovernmental cooperation in the digitalization of public services look like, and what conditions are needed to make it happen? In the final country minisode in our federalism and digitalization series, Mario…

  • Federalism and Digitalization: Germany Minisode

    March 25, 2026 · 23 min

    Can digitalization become an issue which threatens the status quo in a cooperative federal system? In this minisode, Forum Non-Resident Fellow Sabine Kropp talks to us about how the progress of digitalization in Germany has been affected…

  • Federalism and Digitalization: Brazil Minisode

    March 23, 2026 · 23 min

    How does digitalization work in a federation of country-sized cities and hamlet-sized municipalities? In this minisode, we speak with Luis Claudio Kubota about how Brazil - a country of continental proportions - has approached…

  • Federalism and Digitalization: Switzerland Minisode

    March 20, 2026 · 25 min

    Can digitalization work in a federation where local autonomy is an inseperable part of the governance culture? In this minisode, Tereza Cahlikova tells us how Swiss federal culture has impacted the process of digitalization, as we ask: Is…

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  • Federalism and Digitalization: Canada Minisode

    March 18, 2026 · 24 min

    Canada has embraced open government. And digitalization is crucial to achieving the "transparency, accountability, citizen engagement, and socio-economic benefits" open government is designed to bring. In the first of our federalism and…

  • Federalism and Digitalization: The Intro

    March 16, 2026 · 18 min

    How are digital technologies shaping how governments in federal countries communicate, interact with, and provide services to their citizens? And what opportunities and challenges do governments in federations face in integrating new…

  • Episode 10 - Language Policy and Federalism Part 2: More Than Just Words

    August 26, 2024 · 1 hr 20 min

    How do governments in multilingual federal countries approach the use of language in different areas? How do governance institutions in federations shape language provisions and accommodate the language needs of different linguistic…

  • Episode 10 - Language Policy and Federalism Part 1: Tongue-Tied or Speaking My Language?

    March 19, 2024 · 53 min

    Why is language such an important factor in how people live their daily lives in federations? How does language impact on how people interact with governance systems and each other in federal and multilevel countries? In the first part of…

  • Episode 9 - Climate Change and Federalism Part 2: Governance Going Green?

    July 11, 2023 · 51 min

    What have federations in different parts of the world been doing to address climate change? What strategies are governments using to cultivate change? And what about the other players involved in the climate equation – how do they fit…

  • Episode 9 - Climate Change and Federalism Part 1: Getting Hot in Here

    May 1, 2023 · 47 min

    How can federations tackle the critical issue of climate change? What are the opportunities and challenges of making progress toward the goals of the Paris Agreement in federal countries? In the first part of our series on federalism and…

  • Episode 8 - COVID & Federalism: Taking the Temperature in 2022

    March 29, 2022 · 1 hr 2 min

    What has the changing nature of COVID-19 taught us about governance dynamics in federations? And in what ways has federalism been effective and ineffective in various responses to the pandemic over time?   In this episode we explore how…

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Examining the principles and practice of federal and multilevel governance systems with a comparative international perspective. Each episode we address a key governance issue with world-leading practitioners and scholars from the Forum of Federations' international expert network.