Föderalistische Strukturverschiebungen: zur stillen Aufwertung der Länder im Kontext des österreichischen EU-Beitritts

"This article examines the shifts and changes in the structure of Austrian federalism in the context of joining the European Union. In a first section the paper deals with the notion and recurrent patterns of federalism. The following part presents an overview of the legal and substantive aspects of the Austrian federal state. The main argument in this respect is that the essence of Austrian feder…