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1 online resource (420 pages) |
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Changing Federal Constitutions -- Content -- Preface -- Welcome Address of the Secretary General of the Bundesrat -- Introduction -- 1. Federal constitutions -- 2. Varieties of federalism and their constitutions -- 3. Relevance and difficulty of constitutional change -- 4. Cases covered in this volume and contributions -- 5. Comparing incomparable cases? -- 1. The Relevance of Constitutional Change -- Unity versus Diversity. Federalism as an Ever Evolving System -- Constitutional Change in Federal Countries: Comparative Considerations |
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1. Constitutional change: normal, not exceptional2. Factors associated with constitutional longevity -- 3. Issues of explicit versus implicit change -- 4. Dynamics of constitutional replacement and amendment -- 5. Conclusion -- References -- 2. Constitutional Reform in „Co-operative“ Federalism -- Swiss Federalism, Fiscal Equalisation Reform and the Reallocation of Tasks -- 1. Introduction -- 2. The federalism debate in Switzerland -- 3. A “constitutional moment� -- 4. Setting the agenda: defining the constitutional problem -- 5. Negotiations |
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5.1 Phase 1 (1994-1996): Preparing the “guidelines�5.2 Phase 2 (1997-2000): Fleshing out the “guidelines� and the final report of the project team -- 5.3 Phase 3 (2000-2001): Preparing the legislative proposals and the message to Parliament -- 6. Ratification -- 6.1 Parliamentary decision -- 6.2 The referendum -- 6.2.1 The instruments of direct democracy in Switzerland -- 6.2.2 The NFA referendum -- 7. Evolution after the referendum -- 8. Reasons for the successful implementation of the NFA -- References -- Why Federal Reform Succeeded in Switzerland |
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1. Introduction2. The reform process -- 3. Evaluation -- 3.1 High demands on coordination -- 3.2 Opportunities for innovation and their limits -- 3.3 Comprehensive and discursive decision-making -- 3.4 The NFA: A balanced, win-win solution -- 4. Key factors of success -- References -- The “Austrian Convention�: The Failure of an Ambitious Reform -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Institutions of the Austrian Convention -- 2.1 Plenum -- 2.2 Steering committee -- 2.3 Committees -- 2.4 Specific requirements for Convention discussions |
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2.4.1 The absence of designated political representatives and the formation of political camps2.4.2 The role of the experts -- 2.4.3 Media coverage -- 3. Results -- 3.1 The report of the steering committee -- 3.2 The scope of the consensus reached by the Convention -- 3.2.1 Simplification and incorporation of the constitutional documents -- 3.2.2 Maintaining the status quo in the main features of the state structure -- 3.2.3 Legal protection -- 4. The conflict over federalism in the Austrian Convention |
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Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Constitutional amendments.
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Constitutions.
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constitutions.
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POLITICAL SCIENCE -- Comparative Politics.
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Constitutional amendments.
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Constitutions.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Benz, Arthur
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Knüpling, Felix
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| ISBN |
9783866495531 |
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3866495536 |
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