Centre on Constitutional Change
@ccc-research.bsky.social
Leading research centre for the study of constitutional change and territorial politics in the UK & beyond.
Researching the issues. Informing the debate.
More at https://www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/
Researching the issues. Informing the debate.
More at https://www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/
Social Security and Poverty
Join us and our partner organisations to discuss current housing challenges in relation to poverty and flourishing, reflecting on the post General Election period and looking ahead to the Devolved Parliament elections.
Register/info: edin.ac/4ahWXMZ
Join us and our partner organisations to discuss current housing challenges in relation to poverty and flourishing, reflecting on the post General Election period and looking ahead to the Devolved Parliament elections.
Register/info: edin.ac/4ahWXMZ
February 6, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Social Security and Poverty
Join us and our partner organisations to discuss current housing challenges in relation to poverty and flourishing, reflecting on the post General Election period and looking ahead to the Devolved Parliament elections.
Register/info: edin.ac/4ahWXMZ
Join us and our partner organisations to discuss current housing challenges in relation to poverty and flourishing, reflecting on the post General Election period and looking ahead to the Devolved Parliament elections.
Register/info: edin.ac/4ahWXMZ
Social Security and Poverty
Join us and our partner organisations to discuss current housing challenges in relation to poverty and flourishing, reflecting on the post General Election period and looking ahead to the Devolved Parliament elections.
Register/info: edin.ac/4ahWXMZ
Join us and our partner organisations to discuss current housing challenges in relation to poverty and flourishing, reflecting on the post General Election period and looking ahead to the Devolved Parliament elections.
Register/info: edin.ac/4ahWXMZ
February 5, 2026 at 2:48 PM
Social Security and Poverty
Join us and our partner organisations to discuss current housing challenges in relation to poverty and flourishing, reflecting on the post General Election period and looking ahead to the Devolved Parliament elections.
Register/info: edin.ac/4ahWXMZ
Join us and our partner organisations to discuss current housing challenges in relation to poverty and flourishing, reflecting on the post General Election period and looking ahead to the Devolved Parliament elections.
Register/info: edin.ac/4ahWXMZ
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Was Scottish devolution broken from the start?
Join David Rogers, former Constitution and Cabinet Director at the Scottish Government, to discuss whether the flaws in the devolution settlement are fundamental & how they might be addressed.
Info/register: edin.ac/3O6v7LW
Join David Rogers, former Constitution and Cabinet Director at the Scottish Government, to discuss whether the flaws in the devolution settlement are fundamental & how they might be addressed.
Info/register: edin.ac/3O6v7LW
January 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Was Scottish devolution broken from the start?
Join David Rogers, former Constitution and Cabinet Director at the Scottish Government, to discuss whether the flaws in the devolution settlement are fundamental & how they might be addressed.
Info/register: edin.ac/3O6v7LW
Join David Rogers, former Constitution and Cabinet Director at the Scottish Government, to discuss whether the flaws in the devolution settlement are fundamental & how they might be addressed.
Info/register: edin.ac/3O6v7LW
New blog!
After its pre-election budget on 13 January, the Scottish Government faces unenviable dilemmas resulting from the mark 2 version of devolution it accepted after the independence referendum.
Read more by Richard Parry: edin.ac/3ZCC8GO
After its pre-election budget on 13 January, the Scottish Government faces unenviable dilemmas resulting from the mark 2 version of devolution it accepted after the independence referendum.
Read more by Richard Parry: edin.ac/3ZCC8GO
January 29, 2026 at 10:28 AM
New blog!
After its pre-election budget on 13 January, the Scottish Government faces unenviable dilemmas resulting from the mark 2 version of devolution it accepted after the independence referendum.
Read more by Richard Parry: edin.ac/3ZCC8GO
After its pre-election budget on 13 January, the Scottish Government faces unenviable dilemmas resulting from the mark 2 version of devolution it accepted after the independence referendum.
Read more by Richard Parry: edin.ac/3ZCC8GO
Was Scottish devolution broken from the start?
Join David Rogers, former Constitution and Cabinet Director at the Scottish Government, to discuss whether the flaws in the devolution settlement are fundamental & how they might be addressed.
Info/register: edin.ac/3O6v7LW
Join David Rogers, former Constitution and Cabinet Director at the Scottish Government, to discuss whether the flaws in the devolution settlement are fundamental & how they might be addressed.
Info/register: edin.ac/3O6v7LW
January 27, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Was Scottish devolution broken from the start?
Join David Rogers, former Constitution and Cabinet Director at the Scottish Government, to discuss whether the flaws in the devolution settlement are fundamental & how they might be addressed.
Info/register: edin.ac/3O6v7LW
Join David Rogers, former Constitution and Cabinet Director at the Scottish Government, to discuss whether the flaws in the devolution settlement are fundamental & how they might be addressed.
Info/register: edin.ac/3O6v7LW
How interest groups lobby on multiple levels to influence national laws in Germany.
Read our latest blog with @regfedst.bsky.social by Florian Spohr, Patrick Bernhagen, Krispin Krüger and Felix Goldberg.
Read more: edin.ac/3Nv6Ej4
Read our latest blog with @regfedst.bsky.social by Florian Spohr, Patrick Bernhagen, Krispin Krüger and Felix Goldberg.
Read more: edin.ac/3Nv6Ej4
January 8, 2026 at 11:33 AM
How interest groups lobby on multiple levels to influence national laws in Germany.
Read our latest blog with @regfedst.bsky.social by Florian Spohr, Patrick Bernhagen, Krispin Krüger and Felix Goldberg.
Read more: edin.ac/3Nv6Ej4
Read our latest blog with @regfedst.bsky.social by Florian Spohr, Patrick Bernhagen, Krispin Krüger and Felix Goldberg.
Read more: edin.ac/3Nv6Ej4
Japan’s new sub-capital plan: regional revival, disaster insurance or the start of a Tokyo–Osaka mega-region?
Read our new blog with @regfedst.bsky.social by Naoki Fujiwara & Andrew Stevens
Read more: edin.ac/3XXKxnx
Read our new blog with @regfedst.bsky.social by Naoki Fujiwara & Andrew Stevens
Read more: edin.ac/3XXKxnx
December 16, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Japan’s new sub-capital plan: regional revival, disaster insurance or the start of a Tokyo–Osaka mega-region?
Read our new blog with @regfedst.bsky.social by Naoki Fujiwara & Andrew Stevens
Read more: edin.ac/3XXKxnx
Read our new blog with @regfedst.bsky.social by Naoki Fujiwara & Andrew Stevens
Read more: edin.ac/3XXKxnx
New blog!
How state and sub-state nationalists subsume crisis into longstanding territorial conflicts
By @jsijstermans.bsky.social, Coree Brown Swan & @paulanderson88.bsky.social for the CCC & @regfedst.bsky.social
Read more: edin.ac/3M6RGPV
How state and sub-state nationalists subsume crisis into longstanding territorial conflicts
By @jsijstermans.bsky.social, Coree Brown Swan & @paulanderson88.bsky.social for the CCC & @regfedst.bsky.social
Read more: edin.ac/3M6RGPV
December 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
New blog!
How state and sub-state nationalists subsume crisis into longstanding territorial conflicts
By @jsijstermans.bsky.social, Coree Brown Swan & @paulanderson88.bsky.social for the CCC & @regfedst.bsky.social
Read more: edin.ac/3M6RGPV
How state and sub-state nationalists subsume crisis into longstanding territorial conflicts
By @jsijstermans.bsky.social, Coree Brown Swan & @paulanderson88.bsky.social for the CCC & @regfedst.bsky.social
Read more: edin.ac/3M6RGPV
New blog!
For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Nigussie Daba Heyi writes that Ethiopia’s regions are de jure autonomous, but de facto power remains centralised
Read more: edin.ac/3M28zev
For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Nigussie Daba Heyi writes that Ethiopia’s regions are de jure autonomous, but de facto power remains centralised
Read more: edin.ac/3M28zev
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
New blog!
For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Nigussie Daba Heyi writes that Ethiopia’s regions are de jure autonomous, but de facto power remains centralised
Read more: edin.ac/3M28zev
For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Nigussie Daba Heyi writes that Ethiopia’s regions are de jure autonomous, but de facto power remains centralised
Read more: edin.ac/3M28zev
New blog!
For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Onyedikachi Madueke writes that Nigeria is drifting towards federal autocracy as power concentrates across every tier of government.
Read more: edin.ac/4oTR92h
For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Onyedikachi Madueke writes that Nigeria is drifting towards federal autocracy as power concentrates across every tier of government.
Read more: edin.ac/4oTR92h
November 21, 2025 at 12:08 PM
New blog!
For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Onyedikachi Madueke writes that Nigeria is drifting towards federal autocracy as power concentrates across every tier of government.
Read more: edin.ac/4oTR92h
For our series by @regfedst.bsky.social, Onyedikachi Madueke writes that Nigeria is drifting towards federal autocracy as power concentrates across every tier of government.
Read more: edin.ac/4oTR92h
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Great turnout last night at Edinburgh Uni for “Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism” — a joint BGA & @ccc-research.bsky.social event. Thanks to @angusrobertson.bsky.social, Elke Heins, David Smith, and everyone who joined us! 🙌📸 #GermanFederalism #Edinburgh
November 12, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Great turnout last night at Edinburgh Uni for “Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism” — a joint BGA & @ccc-research.bsky.social event. Thanks to @angusrobertson.bsky.social, Elke Heins, David Smith, and everyone who joined us! 🙌📸 #GermanFederalism #Edinburgh
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Recent blog post by me for @ccc-research.bsky.social looking at Welsh Labour’s prospects ahead of 2026.
Labour's majorities, which Gwyn Alf described as the 'Stonehenge of Welsh politics', are beginning to crack
www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2025/cr...
Labour's majorities, which Gwyn Alf described as the 'Stonehenge of Welsh politics', are beginning to crack
www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2025/cr...
Cracks in the Stonehenge of Welsh Politics: Caerphilly and Labour’s Future | Centre on Constitutional Change
Centre on Constitutional Change
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November 7, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Recent blog post by me for @ccc-research.bsky.social looking at Welsh Labour’s prospects ahead of 2026.
Labour's majorities, which Gwyn Alf described as the 'Stonehenge of Welsh politics', are beginning to crack
www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2025/cr...
Labour's majorities, which Gwyn Alf described as the 'Stonehenge of Welsh politics', are beginning to crack
www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2025/cr...
We are delighted to support the publication of a new blog series by @regfedst.bsky.social, identifying and analysing emerging issues in the study of federalism, regionalism, and multi-level governance.
The first blog in the series is live here: edin.ac/43V8AH0
The first blog in the series is live here: edin.ac/43V8AH0
💭 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗹𝗼𝗴!
You can find the blog post by Philip Toney here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2025/ri...
You can find the blog post by Philip Toney here 👉 www.centreonconstitutionalchange.ac.uk/blog/2025/ri...
November 7, 2025 at 12:12 PM
We are delighted to support the publication of a new blog series by @regfedst.bsky.social, identifying and analysing emerging issues in the study of federalism, regionalism, and multi-level governance.
The first blog in the series is live here: edin.ac/43V8AH0
The first blog in the series is live here: edin.ac/43V8AH0
New publication!
Devolution has reshaped how Scotland is governed. Yet power and prosperity have become ever more concentrated in and around Edinburgh. Our new report makes the case for a distinctive Scottish approach for reform to rebalance central–local relations.
Read more: edin.ac/3JonpLb
Devolution has reshaped how Scotland is governed. Yet power and prosperity have become ever more concentrated in and around Edinburgh. Our new report makes the case for a distinctive Scottish approach for reform to rebalance central–local relations.
Read more: edin.ac/3JonpLb
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
New publication!
Devolution has reshaped how Scotland is governed. Yet power and prosperity have become ever more concentrated in and around Edinburgh. Our new report makes the case for a distinctive Scottish approach for reform to rebalance central–local relations.
Read more: edin.ac/3JonpLb
Devolution has reshaped how Scotland is governed. Yet power and prosperity have become ever more concentrated in and around Edinburgh. Our new report makes the case for a distinctive Scottish approach for reform to rebalance central–local relations.
Read more: edin.ac/3JonpLb
New blog
Cracks in the Stonehenge of Welsh Politics: Caerphilly and Labour’s Future
Read @nyedavies.bsky.social on why the result in Caerphilly should act as a wake-up call to Welsh Labour, despite many in the party having warned against reading too much into the defeat
Read more: edin.ac/4949g0m
Cracks in the Stonehenge of Welsh Politics: Caerphilly and Labour’s Future
Read @nyedavies.bsky.social on why the result in Caerphilly should act as a wake-up call to Welsh Labour, despite many in the party having warned against reading too much into the defeat
Read more: edin.ac/4949g0m
November 5, 2025 at 12:32 PM
New blog
Cracks in the Stonehenge of Welsh Politics: Caerphilly and Labour’s Future
Read @nyedavies.bsky.social on why the result in Caerphilly should act as a wake-up call to Welsh Labour, despite many in the party having warned against reading too much into the defeat
Read more: edin.ac/4949g0m
Cracks in the Stonehenge of Welsh Politics: Caerphilly and Labour’s Future
Read @nyedavies.bsky.social on why the result in Caerphilly should act as a wake-up call to Welsh Labour, despite many in the party having warned against reading too much into the defeat
Read more: edin.ac/4949g0m
It's not too late to register for our upcoming event with Angus Robertson on what we can and can't learn from German federalism.
More info here: edin.ac/46JYj2v
More info here: edin.ac/46JYj2v
November 4, 2025 at 9:24 AM
It's not too late to register for our upcoming event with Angus Robertson on what we can and can't learn from German federalism.
More info here: edin.ac/46JYj2v
More info here: edin.ac/46JYj2v
Event rescheduled
Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism
The CCC & @britgerassoc.bsky.social welcome @angusrobertson.bsky.social to discuss whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland & the UK
11 Nov, 6-7:30pm
Edinburgh
Register: edin.ac/46JYj2v
Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism
The CCC & @britgerassoc.bsky.social welcome @angusrobertson.bsky.social to discuss whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland & the UK
11 Nov, 6-7:30pm
Edinburgh
Register: edin.ac/46JYj2v
Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism
This event explores whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland and the UK.
edin.ac
October 17, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Event rescheduled
Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism
The CCC & @britgerassoc.bsky.social welcome @angusrobertson.bsky.social to discuss whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland & the UK
11 Nov, 6-7:30pm
Edinburgh
Register: edin.ac/46JYj2v
Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism
The CCC & @britgerassoc.bsky.social welcome @angusrobertson.bsky.social to discuss whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland & the UK
11 Nov, 6-7:30pm
Edinburgh
Register: edin.ac/46JYj2v
Reposted by Centre on Constitutional Change
Today was our @safety-nets.bsky.social Scottish round table where we gave an overview of stage 1 of the project to lots of important research & policy folk in Scotland. Thanks to @ccc-research.bsky.social for supporting the event & also to Mark & Ciara for travelling & presenting.
October 14, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Today was our @safety-nets.bsky.social Scottish round table where we gave an overview of stage 1 of the project to lots of important research & policy folk in Scotland. Thanks to @ccc-research.bsky.social for supporting the event & also to Mark & Ciara for travelling & presenting.
New blog!
Making Sense of Turbulent Politics in Multi-Level Europe
@davidevampa.bsky.social shows how turbulence in European politics extends into Europe’s regions and devolved arenas, making volatility a multi-level, territorial, and consequential phenomenon
Read more: edin.ac/4n38rs4
Making Sense of Turbulent Politics in Multi-Level Europe
@davidevampa.bsky.social shows how turbulence in European politics extends into Europe’s regions and devolved arenas, making volatility a multi-level, territorial, and consequential phenomenon
Read more: edin.ac/4n38rs4
Making Sense of Turbulent Politics in Multi-Level Europe
European politics is no longer defined by stability but by turbulence. Established parties are losing ground, new challengers are rising, and elections are becoming less predictable. Turbulence is not...
edin.ac
October 7, 2025 at 10:25 AM
New blog!
Making Sense of Turbulent Politics in Multi-Level Europe
@davidevampa.bsky.social shows how turbulence in European politics extends into Europe’s regions and devolved arenas, making volatility a multi-level, territorial, and consequential phenomenon
Read more: edin.ac/4n38rs4
Making Sense of Turbulent Politics in Multi-Level Europe
@davidevampa.bsky.social shows how turbulence in European politics extends into Europe’s regions and devolved arenas, making volatility a multi-level, territorial, and consequential phenomenon
Read more: edin.ac/4n38rs4
New blog!
The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work
Read @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social on what a project of American secession would look like, and why America is ill-suited for a peaceful 'national divorce'
Read more: edin.ac/46Tl0jy
The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work
Read @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social on what a project of American secession would look like, and why America is ill-suited for a peaceful 'national divorce'
Read more: edin.ac/46Tl0jy
The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work
There is a growing interest in secession, or what some refer to as a national divorce, between Red and Blue America. Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has called for it on multiple occasion...
edin.ac
October 2, 2025 at 1:35 PM
New blog!
The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work
Read @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social on what a project of American secession would look like, and why America is ill-suited for a peaceful 'national divorce'
Read more: edin.ac/46Tl0jy
The Disunited States: Threats of Secession in Red and Blue America and Why They Won’t Work
Read @ryan-griffiths.bsky.social on what a project of American secession would look like, and why America is ill-suited for a peaceful 'national divorce'
Read more: edin.ac/46Tl0jy
Event Cancelled 👇
We are sorry to announce the cancellation of our event, 'Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism' tomorrow, due to unforeseen circumstances.
We do hope to reschedule for the near future.
We are sorry to announce the cancellation of our event, 'Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism' tomorrow, due to unforeseen circumstances.
We do hope to reschedule for the near future.
Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism.
Join us and @britgerassoc.bsky.social as we welcome @angusrobertson.bsky.social to discuss whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland & the UK.
30 Sep, 6pm - 7:30pm
Edinburgh
Register: edin.ac/45YoUs1
Join us and @britgerassoc.bsky.social as we welcome @angusrobertson.bsky.social to discuss whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland & the UK.
30 Sep, 6pm - 7:30pm
Edinburgh
Register: edin.ac/45YoUs1
Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism
This event explores whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland and the UK.
edin.ac
September 29, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Event Cancelled 👇
We are sorry to announce the cancellation of our event, 'Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism' tomorrow, due to unforeseen circumstances.
We do hope to reschedule for the near future.
We are sorry to announce the cancellation of our event, 'Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism' tomorrow, due to unforeseen circumstances.
We do hope to reschedule for the near future.
New blog!
Read @javiermcanto.bsky.social on 'Making Decentralization Work: The Politics of Implementation' 👇
edin.ac/4mstXWG
Read @javiermcanto.bsky.social on 'Making Decentralization Work: The Politics of Implementation' 👇
edin.ac/4mstXWG
Making Decentralization Work: The Politics of Implementation
A substantial body of scholarship has sought to explain the origins of federalism and why some states opt for decentralization while others remain more centralized. However, despite the broad literatu...
edin.ac
September 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
New blog!
Read @javiermcanto.bsky.social on 'Making Decentralization Work: The Politics of Implementation' 👇
edin.ac/4mstXWG
Read @javiermcanto.bsky.social on 'Making Decentralization Work: The Politics of Implementation' 👇
edin.ac/4mstXWG
Reposted by Centre on Constitutional Change
Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism.
Join us and @britgerassoc.bsky.social as we welcome @angusrobertson.bsky.social to discuss whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland & the UK.
30 Sep, 6pm - 7:30pm
Edinburgh
Register: edin.ac/45YoUs1
Join us and @britgerassoc.bsky.social as we welcome @angusrobertson.bsky.social to discuss whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland & the UK.
30 Sep, 6pm - 7:30pm
Edinburgh
Register: edin.ac/45YoUs1
Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism
This event explores whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland and the UK.
edin.ac
August 29, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism.
Join us and @britgerassoc.bsky.social as we welcome @angusrobertson.bsky.social to discuss whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland & the UK.
30 Sep, 6pm - 7:30pm
Edinburgh
Register: edin.ac/45YoUs1
Join us and @britgerassoc.bsky.social as we welcome @angusrobertson.bsky.social to discuss whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland & the UK.
30 Sep, 6pm - 7:30pm
Edinburgh
Register: edin.ac/45YoUs1
Reposted by Centre on Constitutional Change
Looking forward to kicking off the new academic (& political) year with @ccc-research.bsky.social hosting @angusrobertson.bsky.social for a conversation on German federalism.
Can Germany still be seen as a model of stability & balance?
What lessons might it hold for us?
Register 👇
edin.ac/45YoUs1
Can Germany still be seen as a model of stability & balance?
What lessons might it hold for us?
Register 👇
edin.ac/45YoUs1
Still a Model? What We Can (and Can’t) Learn from German Federalism
This event explores whether German federalism still offers useful lessons for Scotland and the UK.
edin.ac
September 2, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Looking forward to kicking off the new academic (& political) year with @ccc-research.bsky.social hosting @angusrobertson.bsky.social for a conversation on German federalism.
Can Germany still be seen as a model of stability & balance?
What lessons might it hold for us?
Register 👇
edin.ac/45YoUs1
Can Germany still be seen as a model of stability & balance?
What lessons might it hold for us?
Register 👇
edin.ac/45YoUs1