ForumFedCast

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 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...

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...

Is federalism a solution to the challenges of building sustainable peace in fragile and conflict-affected states? Can a federal peacebuilding approach be codified into a federalism ‘pathway for peace’? We explore the...

With gender equality now a priority in international development, how are donors and development practitioners supporting the empowerment women and girls around the world? What is the connection between gender equality...

What are the opportunities and challenges experienced by women to engage and participate in politics in federal countries? In the second in our three-part series on gender equality and federal & decentralized...

What impact does federal and decentralized governance have on gender equality? In the first in a three part series, we explore the relationship between federal and decentralized systems and gender equality. How do these...

Federalism is seen by some in the international community as an important tool to support peacebuilding and reconciliation processes in divided societies. But how and in what contexts can it be used most effectively? We...

How do governments in federations coordinate responses to emergency situations like COVID-19? We examine the intergovernmental coordination practices used in Germany and Australia - two countries that received...

We explore how the Coronavirus pandemic has impacted federal governance dynamics in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, and assess the implications of the crisis on the federations in North America. Joining us on...