Perspectives on Federalism is a free on-line peer-reviewed journal, promoted by the Centre for Studies on Federalism.

1. A Federal Turn? The European Union's Response to Constitutional Crises in the Member States
(Matteo Bonelli/Essay)

... to federal-like enforcement. Solutions to national crises must ultimately respect the constitutional balance between the Union and the Member States. ...

2. Reflections on the ‘Administrative, Not Constitutional’ Character of EU Law in Times of Crisis
(Peter L. Lindseth/Essay)

... The EU’s normative power, like all power of an ultimately administrative character, finds its legitimacy primarily in legal, technocratic and functional claims. This is not to deny that European integration ...

3. State accountability for violations of EU law by Regions: infringement proceedings and the right of recourse
(Cristina Bertolino/Essay)

... the EU system continues to be characterised by the liability of a Member State before the EU institutions for violations of EU obligations even when these violations are ultimately ascribable to its Regions. ...

4. The Territoriality of Fiscal Solidarity: Comparing Swiss Equalisation with European Union Structural Funding
(Sean Mueller - Soeren Keil/Essay)

... if, and how, the fiscal dimension of federalism matters for feelings of solidarity, reciprocity, unity and, ultimately, for the legitimacy of the very (nation-state or Union) structures that are to contribute ...