Call for Papers Within the International Political Science Association (IPSA) 27th World Congress Buenos Aires (Argentina), July 15-19, 2023 We seek paper proposals for our panel: JUDICIAL POLITICS, FEDERALISM, AND TERRITORIAL DISPUTES Judicial review is one of the key elements of the relationship between federal political systems and the courts. Courts can shape federal systems through their interpretations of constitutional norms. Judicial review is also critical to the quality and resilience of democracy. Contemporary democratic backsliding is closely related to the malfunctioning of judicial review and to the lack of judicial independence. The scope of judicial review is especially relevant in diverse or plurinational polities, where the recognition of identities and the related distribution of powers and resources is systemically contested. In these contexts, judicial review can serve to further polarize existing conflicts, threatening the legitimacy of the court in the regions and the stability of the polity. The aim of this panel is to advance the academic conversation in the intersection between scholarship on judicial politics and judicial behaviour, on the one hand, and empirical research on federal and territorial politics, on the other. We invite scholars to examine and measure the impact of constitutional courts on territorial and constitutional disputes in federal and diverse polities using quantitative and/or qualitative methods, in single or comparative case studies. Potential Research Questions - What are the determinants of the judicialization of territorial disputes between regional governments and the central government? - How and why do constitutional courts exert their power on regional legislatures? - To what extent the lack of judicial independence in federal and plural political systems might contribute to the erosion of democracy? - What are the determinants of judicial independence across federal political systems? - How do constitutional courts in federal systems reconcile the diverging objectives of maximizing legitimacy and efficiency? - To what extent do court composition and the politics of the relationship between regions and the central government shape the scope of judicial review over regional legislation? Key cases These and related research questions will be explored by participants in a variety of cases, taking the form of either comparative research or focused, single-case analyses. We welcome and encourage empirically oriented submissions that examine, analyse, and measure the interplay between federalism, courts, democracy, and territorial disputes across the globe. Participant profile Submissions are welcome from early career researchers as well as more advanced scholars in the field of political science specialising in judicial, federal, and territorial politics. Participants from groups underrepresented in the domain of social and political science are particularly encouraged to apply. Panel outcomes Proposed outcomes for the panel include an edited volume (special issue in peer-reviewed journal) with contributions from panel participants, and the facilitation of networking and future collaboration among panel participants. Submission information Abstracts of up to 350 words with titles not exceeding 25 words should be submitted to Pep Vallbé (vallbe@ub.eu<mailto:vallbe@ub.eu>), Daniel Cetrà (dcetra@ub.edu<mailto:dcetra@ub.edu>) and Marc Sanjaume (marc.sanjaume@upf.edu<mailto:marc.sanjaume@upf.edu>) by 15 January 2023. -- Joan-Josep Vallbé Serra Húnter associate professor of Political Science Department of Political Science, Constitutional Law and Philosophy of Law Faculty of Law University of Barcelona vallbe@ub.edu<mailto:vallbe@ub.edu> Aquest missatge, i els fitxers adjunts que hi pugui haver, pot contenir informació confidencial o protegida legalment i s’adreça exclusivament a la persona o entitat destinatària. Si no consteu com a destinatari final o no teniu l’encàrrec de rebre’l, no esteu autoritzat a llegir-lo, retenir-lo, modificar-lo, distribuir-lo, copiar-lo ni a revelar-ne el contingut. 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