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 politics and authorities in their own federal state are closer to the needs of the people
Greta Lukasser, Student
Because a federal state forms a brand on the outside and an identity on the inside. Society and the economy need both: external glamour and internal meaning.
Wolfgang Sparer, Leiter des Bildungsconsultings
Because modern federalism gives the states and municipalities revenue and expenditure sovereignty in their areas of responsibility. A reform step that would be urgently needed for Austria.
Friedrich Schneider, em. University Professor of Economics, Linz
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
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
Betreutes Wählen
Institutsdirektor Peter Bußjäger befasst sich mit dem Stadt-Land-Gefälle bei der Nationalratswahl.
Katastrophenbekämpfung: Vor Ort einsatzbereit
Einsatzbereit
Institutsdirektor Peter Bußjäger befasst sich mit den Aufgaben der Feuerwehren und der Zuständigkeit der Katastrophenbekämpfung durch die jeweiligen Länder.
