Federalism
Federalism is a governance system of self-rule and shared rule. It is a state order, which divides and shares power and authority among the national and the regional units. In a federation, the national government (e.g. Austria/Bund) and the member states (e.g. the Austrian Bundesländer) fulfill certain tasks independently from each other and certain tasks together. In federalism, the member states keep a degree of statehood, but are united in an overarching entity, the federation.
Why Federalism?
Because different problems require different solutions. Modern federalism therefore needs financial autonomy and fiscal sovereignty
Christian Keuschnigg, University Professor of National Economics in St. Gallen
Because federalism is the most established and effective matrix for managing contemporary complexity.
Francesco Palermo,
Professor of Comparative Constitutional Law University of Verona
Director - Institute for Comparative Federalism, Eurac Research, Bozen
Because Vienna and Brussels are too far away to see all the details for some decisions.
Werner Preindl, Payroll accountant
Because only well-maintained regional structures make true customer proximity possible. For local banks, this proximity is essential because personal advice on site is and remains the core of their work.
Hans Unterdorfer, Member of the Executive Board, Corporate Clients, Erste Bank
Because each federal state has its own particularities and for these particularities, tailor-made, regional solutions are needed.
Franz Jirka, Unternehmer und Spartenobmann Gewerbe & Handwerk der WK Tirol
UVP
Institutsdirektor Peter Bußjäger beschäftigt sich mit UVP-Verfahren und dem Entwurf einer Änderung des UVP-Gesetzes.
Verleihung des Preises für Föderalismus- und Regionalforschung 2026
Am 11.10.2026 fand im Rahmen der Konferenz der Landtagspräsidentinnen und -präsidenten in Hainburg an der Donau die Verleihung des Preises für Föderalismus- und Regionalforschung 2026 statt.
100 Jahre Kompetenzverteilung und allgemeine staatliche Verwaltung in den Ländern
Band 144 der Schriftenreihe des Instituts ist erschienen.
