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 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 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 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
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.
