The International Association of Centers for Federal Studies (IACFS), founded in 1977, is one of the leading international associations for research, dissemination and consulting on federalism. Currently, it has more than 30 affiliated centers or institutes from all continents and covers the main federal countries in the world.

The IACFS Annual Conference is one of the most important international academic events on federalism. At this year’s Conference, fiscal federalism, territorial inequalities and the management of subnational public finances will be studied and debated.