Sub-national Constitutionalism in Austria: a Historical Institutionalist Perspective
Austria’s federal system is determined by an apparent contrast between formal and real constitution having its roots in foundational defects shaping the system to the present day. As for the formal dimension, Austria has a rather uneven balance with regard to powersharing. No wonder that, given the...
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| description | Austria’s federal system is determined by an apparent contrast between formal and real constitution having its roots in foundational defects shaping the system to the present day. As for the formal dimension, Austria has a rather uneven balance with regard to powersharing. No wonder that, given the structural bias between central state and substates, informal forces are at work in order to make up for the shortcomings of the federal architecture. In this context, sub-national constitutionalism at first sight appears to be marginal. Astoundingly, though, in recent time a lot of constitutional changes and amendments, quite possibly paving the way for a sustainable redesign of the federation as a whole have taken place. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-e72396000e0a422eae436346344096be2022-12-21T19:06:56ZengCentre for Studies on FederalismPerspectives on Federalism2036-54382015-11-0171578410.1515/pof-2015-0004pof-2015-0004Sub-national Constitutionalism in Austria: a Historical Institutionalist PerspectiveKarlhofer Ferdinand0Political Science and Chair of the Department of Political Science at the University of Innsbruck (Austria)Austria’s federal system is determined by an apparent contrast between formal and real constitution having its roots in foundational defects shaping the system to the present day. As for the formal dimension, Austria has a rather uneven balance with regard to powersharing. No wonder that, given the structural bias between central state and substates, informal forces are at work in order to make up for the shortcomings of the federal architecture. In this context, sub-national constitutionalism at first sight appears to be marginal. Astoundingly, though, in recent time a lot of constitutional changes and amendments, quite possibly paving the way for a sustainable redesign of the federation as a whole have taken place.http://www.degruyter.com/view/j/pof.2015.7.issue-1/pof-2015-0004/pof-2015-0004.xml?format=INTFederalismSubnational constitutionalismAustriaHistorical institutionalism |
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| title | Sub-national Constitutionalism in Austria: a Historical Institutionalist Perspective |
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| title_short | Sub-national Constitutionalism in Austria: a Historical Institutionalist Perspective |
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| topic | Federalism Subnational constitutionalism Austria Historical institutionalism |
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