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The Iraqi Federation and the Kurdistan Regional Government: the conflict between communal and oil and gas policies
(Adriano Dirri/Essay)
(Adriano Dirri/Essay)
... amendments’ rule. Therefore, the Constitution is caught in between the informal agreements and the undefined horizon of the Iraqi (un)constitutional politics. ...
... provides the informal progress to the ongoing process of decentralisation (1871-1920), the fourth phase evaluates the formalisation of decentralisation (1920-1937), the fifth phase analyse the Centre-Provincial ...
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Sub-national Constitutionalism in Austria: a Historical Institutionalist Perspective
(Ferdinand Karlhofer/Essay)
(Ferdinand Karlhofer/Essay)
... Austria has rather weak structures with regard to power-sharing. No wonder, given the structural bias between central state and substates, informal forces are at work in order to make up for the shortcomings ...
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European Citizens… Mind the Gap! Some Reflections on Participatory Democracy in the EU
(Delia Ferri/Essay)
(Delia Ferri/Essay)
... EU legislation, with soft or informal channels (e.g. consultation, work fora, platforms) for citizens’ involvement and their actual contribution in terms of “input legitimacy.” In particular, drawing inspiration ...