Re-Exploring Subnational Constitutionalism. A Special Issue of Perspectives on Federalism.

Delledonne, Giacomo; Martinico, Giuseppe; Popelier, Patricia; Williams, Robert F.; Vandenbruwaene, Werner; Sobrino, Irene; Hanschel, Dirk; Pierdominici, Leonardo; Gussen, Benjamen Franklen; Lambrecht, Sarah; Gamper, Anna; Noot, Olivier Van der; Ayele, Zemelak; Villadangos, Esther Seijas; Garza, José María Serna de la; Reutter, Werner; López, Víctor Manuel Cuesta

doi:10.2139/ssrn.2539847

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“…While Kebele is the smallest administrative classification in Oromia region, Woreda is an equivalent lowest division for Addis Ababa city. Oromia regional state recognizes woreda (district) in its constituent and kebele structure below woreda, while for Addis Ababa, woreda structure is equivalent to the Oromia region's kebele level unit [ 73 ].…”

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Socio-spatial transformation: The case of Eastern Industry Zone and Bole Lemi-1 special economic zones, central Ethiopia

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Socio-spatial transformation: The case of Eastern Industry Zone and Bole Lemi-1 special economic zones, central Ethiopia

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Hussen

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Special economic zones location decision and quality of life in Ethiopia: the case of Bole Lemi-1 and Eastern Industry Zone

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Bicameralism in Belgium: the dismantlement of the Senate for the sake of multinational confederalism

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2018

Perspectives on Federalism

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Belgium was established in 1830 as a unitary state with a bicameral parliament, with symmetrical powers for the upper and the lower house. While federalism and bicameralism are often considered a pair, the Belgian system shows an inverse relationship. The Senate gradually turned into a house representative of the sub-states, but its powers declined inversely proportional to the level of decentralisation of the Belgian state. This paper inquires how the dismantling of the Belgian Senate fits in the increasingly devolutionary nature of the Belgian state structure. First, it nuances the link between bicameralism and federalism: bicameralism is an institutional device for federalism, but not by necessity, and only under specific conditions. The official narrative is that the Belgian Senate was reformed to turn it into a house of the sub-states in line as a federal principle, but in reality the conditions to fulfil this task are not fulfilled. Instead, the paper holds that bicameralism in Belgium is subordinate to the needs of multinational conflict management, and that complying with the federative ideal of an upper house giving voice to the collective needs of the sub-states would stand in the way of the evolution of the Belgian system towards confederalism based on two major linguistic groups.

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Re-Exploring Subnational Constitutionalism. A Special Issue of Perspectives on Federalism.

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References 37 publications

Socio-spatial transformation: The case of Eastern Industry Zone and Bole Lemi-1 special economic zones, central Ethiopia

Socio-spatial transformation: The case of Eastern Industry Zone and Bole Lemi-1 special economic zones, central Ethiopia

Special economic zones location decision and quality of life in Ethiopia: the case of Bole Lemi-1 and Eastern Industry Zone

Bicameralism in Belgium: the dismantlement of the Senate for the sake of multinational confederalism

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