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 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 there must be offerings in elementary education that are tailored to local needs.
Sophia Steinlechner, Kindergarten teacher
Because local people are best able to assess their needs and then make the right decisions for them.
Andreas Cia, Social educator
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 politics and authorities in their own federal state are closer to the needs of the people
Greta Lukasser, Student
Naturschutz
Institutsdirektor Peter Bußjäger beschäftigt sich mit dem Entwurf des „Naturschutz-Deregulierungsgesetztes“.
Eine „Sache der Länder“, eine Frage des Rechtsschutzes
Die Autorin befasst sich mit der Mitwirkung der österreichischen Länder an der europäischen Gesetzgebung und den damit verbundenen Problemen des Rechtsschutzes.
50. Bericht über den Föderalismus in Österreich (2025)
