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Contemporary Austrian Studies ; v. 24 |
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Contemporary Austrian studies ; v. 24.
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Contents |
Introduction – Austrian federalism : history, properties, change / Ferdinand Karlhofer – Topical essays – From Habsburg to communism to democracy : reflections on (non-)federalism in Central Europe / Anton Pelinka – Austria’s cooperative federalism / Peter Bußjäger – A redundant second chamber? The Austrian Bundesrat in comparative perspective / Franz Fallend – Reforming Austrian fiscal federalism : options, obstacles, and pitfalls / Margit Schratzenstaller – Federalism and administrative reform / Heinrich Neisser – Europeanization of Austrian federalism : the case of Länder rights in EU affairs / Annegret Eppler and Fritz Staudigl – Territorial cooperation in a federal framework : Austria’s involvement in European groupings of territorial cooperation / Alice Engl – Confederalizing via European integration : South Tyrol from Habsburg to the present / Günther Pallaver – Non-topical essays – Books and libraries as witnesses of the Second World War and the Holocaust in monuments : Vienna and Berlin / Moran Pearl – Austrian victims and Austria as victim in the zshorty 1940s : visual representations of the Nazi past 1945-1957 / Ina Markova – Forum : World War I literature and memory – New literature on Austria-Hungary and the First World War / Samuel R. Williamson Jr. – 1914-2014 : Austria’s commemoration of World War I / Martin Eichtinger – Book reviews – Annual review of Austrian politics. |
Summary |
"With its ambiguous mix of weak federalist and strong centralist elements, the Austrian constitutional architecture has been subject to conflicting interpretations and claims from its very beginning. The written 1920 constitution has been paralleled by informal rules and forces making up for the imbalance of power between national and subnational authorities. Understanding these inherent weaknesses, virtually all political actors involved are well aware that reforming the allocation of rights and duties between the different levels in the federal state is urgently needed. In recent years, several initiatives of recalibrating the system of power-sharing between the different levels of government have been initiated. So far progress has been modest, yet the reform process is still underway. The contributions to this volume shine a light on history, presence, and future aspects of the Austrian federal system from historical, juridical, economic, and political science perspective. The volume is also the first book in English ever devoted to the Austrian version of federalism." |
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Subject |
Austria -- Politics and government -- 1945-
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Austria -- History.
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Autriche -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1945-
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Autriche -- Histoire.
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History.
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Regional & national history.
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Political science & theory.
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Political ideologies.
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Political structures: democracy.
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Politics and government
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Austria https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJx8BTwr9ybyyMq4GVJFKd
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Chronological Term |
Since 1945
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Genre/Form |
History
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Added Author |
Bischof, Günter, 1953- editor.
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Karlhofer, Ferdinand, 1956- editor.
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Other Form: |
Print version: Austrian Federalism in comparative perspective. New Orleans, LA : Uno Press ; Innsbruck : Innsbruck University Press, [2015] 9781608011124 1608011127 (OCoLC)907661770 |
ISBN |
9781608011438 (electronic bk.) |
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1608011437 (electronic bk.) |
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9781608011124 |
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1608011127 |
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3903122173 |
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9783903122178 |
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9783902936691 (Innsbruck University Press ; paperback) |
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390293669X (Innsbruck University Press ; paperback) |
Standard No. |
AU@ 000062526751 |
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