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Our 50th Working Paper is online now!

Curious about Mogadishu’s role in Somalia’s federal system?

Check out Osman Karshe Nur’s latest paper: Contentious Status of the Banadir Regional Administration.

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Der IFF-Newsletter 2/2025 ist da! 🤓 💻

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#WP47
Verhandlungssprache Schweizerdeutsch? 🇨🇭
Naomi Shafer zeigt am Beispiel Kanton Schwyz, wie sich Mundart im Parlamentsalltag durchsetzt – zwischen Gewohnheitsrecht & Gesetz.
Einblick in gelebte Sprachvielfalt im Föderalismus.

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Die Resultate der kantonalen Volksabstimmungen vom 18. Mai 2025 sind da!
Les résultats des votations cantonales du 18 mai 2025 sont là !
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📄 New IFF Working Paper

“Concurrency in Nepali Federal System: Tool for Flexibility or Recentralization?” by Durga Karki

🔗 Read here: www.unifr.ch/federalism/e...

📢 Are you a policymaker or practitioner tackling complex crises?
Join the LEGITIMULT webinar! Our researcher, Dr Edina Szoecsik, will be presenting her WP3 findings.

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We welcomed an Ethiopian delegation to discuss Swiss federalism & language diversity!

From multilingual cantons to the recognition of Romansh, it was a rich exchange led by Dr. Rekha Oleschack. 🌍

🇲🇿🤝🇨🇭 A high-level delegation from Mozambique’s CREMOD spent a week at the Institute of Federalism, exploring Swiss federalism to support Mozambique’s decentralisation process.

We are grateful for a week of rich exchange on governance, trust & cooperation!

Working Paper No 46 is out!

"Federalism’s Illusion: Conceptual Insights into East Central Europe, 1831–1926"
by Gennadii Korolov

Dive into the complex interplay of nationalism, empire and ideology in a region shaped by diversity and ambition.

➡️ Read now: www.unifr.ch/federalism/e...

📄 New Working Paper Published

Fiscal Federalism in Somalia: Opportunities and Challenges

This paper examines Somalia’s evolving federal framework, focusing on the progress and persistent challenges in establishing effective fiscal federalism.

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🌍 Exciting news! 📚
Check out Belser and Erkoreka's chapter on the Swiss fiscal equalisation system in the book “Fiscal Federalism and Equalisation Transfers: Balancing Regional Autonomy and Solidarity,” now online: tinyurl.com/ycy6exz91

Great news: The UNESCO Chair at the University of Fribourg has been renewed until 2028. As part of the UNITWIN network, the Chair addresses global challenges and promotes human rights through collaboration with academic and institutional partners worldwide:
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