Awardee of the 2026 Prize for Federalism and Regional Research: Dr. Andreas Joham

The 2026 Prize for Federalism and Regional Research, awarded by the Presidents of the State Parliaments of the Austrian federal states and South Tyrol as well as the Institute for Federalism, goes to Andreas Joham from the University of Graz. The awardee prevailed over other candidates in a highly competitive field.

Andreas Joham
Dr. Andreas Joham completed both his diploma studies and doctoral studies in Law at the University of Graz (Karl-Franzens University Graz). He earned his doctorate in 2025, and in his dissertation he examined the constitutional admissibility of informally conducted (popular) consultations and surveys. His work was awarded the 2026 Prize for Federalism and Regional Research. Since October 2020, Dr. Andreas Joham has been working as a university assistant at the Institute of Public Law and Political Science at the University of Graz.

A detailed summary of the award-winning work is available on the Federalism Blog at the following link: Informelle (Volks-)Befragungen
by Andreas Joham, 10.07.2026 Jury Previous Awardees