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The Pazo de Mariñán hosted IDEAGOV-Local 2026, a meeting devoted to the reform of local government financing and the proposed reform of the Galician Local Administration Law (LALGA). Organized by IDEAGOV, the International Center for Decentralization and Governance at the Universidade de Santiago de Compostela, with the support of the Deputación da Coruña, the meeting brought together researchers, public officials and representatives of local government to discuss the legal,

The research presented at the IDEAGOV International Conference on “Asymmetric Federalism: The Perils and Advantages of Asymmetric Decentralization Arrangements”, held in Santiago de Compostela on November 5–6, 2025, has now contributed to a special issue of The Annals of Regional Science. The special issue, “Asymmetric Federalism: The Perils and Advantages of Asymmetric Decentralization Arrangements,” brings together comparative and interdisciplinary research examining how as

The International Conference on Democracy and Global Governance successfully concluded, bringing together leading international scholars and institutional representatives to reflect on the most pressing challenges facing contemporary democracies. Organized by IDEAGOV and Foro Economico de Galicia, the Conference provided a high-level forum for the analysis of political polarisation, institutional resilience, and the global reconfiguration of governance. The opening session fe

Over two days (5–6 November), the Asymmetric Federalism Workshop – The Perils and Advantages of Asymmetric Decentralization brought together leading international scholars and experts at the Consello Económico e Social de Galicia (CES) to discuss the challenges and opportunities of asymmetric decentralization in contemporary governance systems. Organized by IDEAGOV and the University of Santiago de Compostela (USC) , in collaboration with the Universitat Pompeu Fabra and

launch of the International Center for DEcentralization And GOVernance (IDEAGOV), a new research center based at the University of Santiago de Compostela (Spain).