Open AccessThe Austrian Bundesrat – Imperfect and Unreformed
Author(s) -
Peter Bußjäger
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
perspectives on federalism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.132
H-Index - 3
ISSN - 2036-5438
DOI - 10.2478/pof-2018-0022
Subject(s) - imperfect , political science , politics , law and economics , economics , law , philosophy , linguistics
According to many legal and political scientists the Austrian Bundesrat is generally considered to be a paradigmatic example of a politically and legally weak second chamber embedded in a strongly centralised federal system. This view is justified. However, there is the need for a more differentiated view with regard to Austria’s federal system and its second chamber.