Contribution in an anthology

Appeared in: Constitutional Policy in Multilevel Government : The Art of Keeping the Balance

Editor list: Benz, A

Publication year: 2016

Pages: 67-152

ISBN: 978-0-19-878607-8

DOI Link: https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198786078.003.0004

Title of series: Transformations In Governance

Abstract: 

Chapter 4 presents the results of the empirical research. The nine case studies, which include federal and regionalized states confronted by either performance or integration problems, are presented in short reports. The studies cover the particular historical situation of the reform process under consideration, the setting of the agenda and its evolution during the reform process, the constitutional negotiations, the ratification process and the outcome of constitutional policy. Thus, success stories are identified and distinguished from stories of failure occurring in states where a balance of power could not be achieved or where the constitution became more rigid. The study reveals that formal constitutional amendments do not always restore the balance of a multilevel government. Moreover, a rejection of a constitutional amendment bill in ratification does not necessarily indicate failure of constitutional policy.

Harvard Citation style: Heinz, D., Hornig, E., Fischer-Hotzel, A. and Petersohn, B. (2016) Patterns of Constitutional Policy in Multilevel Government: Case Studies, in Benz, A. (ed.) Constitutional Policy in Multilevel Government : The Art of Keeping the Balance. Oxford: Oxford University Press, pp. 67-152. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198786078.003.0004

APA Citation style: Heinz, D., Hornig, E., Fischer-Hotzel, A., & Petersohn, B. (2016). Patterns of Constitutional Policy in Multilevel Government: Case Studies. In Benz, A. (Ed.), Constitutional Policy in Multilevel Government : The Art of Keeping the Balance (pp. 67-152). Oxford University Press. https://doi.org/10.1093/acprof:oso/9780198786078.003.0004