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 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
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 politics and authorities in their own federal state are closer to the needs of the people
Greta Lukasser, Student
Schule als Staatsgeheimnis?
Institutsdirektor Peter Bußjäger beschäftigt sich mit der geplanten Veröffentlichung der Leistungsdaten von Schulen.
Kassasturz
Institutsdirektor Peter Bußjäger beschäftigt sich mit dem Budgetdefizit und den föderalen Strukturen.
Verleihung des Großen Verdienstzeichens des Landes Vorarlberg an Institutsdirektor Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Bußjäger
Institutsdirektor Univ.-Prof. Dr. Peter Bußjäger wurde am 19. März 2026 im Rahmen einer Festveranstaltung im Landhaus in Bregenz das Große Verdienstzeichen des Landes Vorarlberg verliehen.
