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Der unitarische Bundesstaat in Deutschland: Pfadabhängigkeit und Wandel

The unitarian federal state in Germany: path dependency and change
[working paper]

Lehmbruch, Gerhard

Corporate Editor
Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung

Abstract

"Die Eigenart des deutschen Föderalismus erschließt sich in einer historischen Analyse der bundesstaatlichen Institutionen. Dabei wird ein hohes Maß an Pfadabhängigkeit sichtbar, die ihre Persistenz über einen langen Zeitraum hinweg der Ko-Evolution von politisch-kulturellen Orientierungen ('Unitari... view more

"Die Eigenart des deutschen Föderalismus erschließt sich in einer historischen Analyse der bundesstaatlichen Institutionen. Dabei wird ein hohes Maß an Pfadabhängigkeit sichtbar, die ihre Persistenz über einen langen Zeitraum hinweg der Ko-Evolution von politisch-kulturellen Orientierungen ('Unitarismus') und institutionellen Arrangements verdankte. Die institutionellen Arrangements entfalteten sich sukzessive über mehrere Entwicklungssequenzen hinweg, die in einer Abfolge komplementärer institutioneller Weichenstellungen (1849, 1867/1871, 1919, 1945-1949) ein System von zunehmender, überaus veränderungsresistenter Komplexität hervorbrachten. Die Langfristanalyse führt zu dem Schluss, dass der institutionelle Kern des komplex verflochtenen 'unitarischen Bundesstaates', wie das Ergebnis dieses Entwicklungspfades genannt worden ist, weiterhin eine durch Pfadabhängigkeit bedingte Resistenz gegen 'institutional engineering' aufweist. Die 'unitarischen' politisch-kulturellen Orientierungen hingegen, die seit der Mitte des 19. Jahrhunderts zur Selbstreproduktion dieses Entwicklungspfades beitrugen und deren Bezugsrahmen der Nationalstaat war, werden in zunehmendem Maße obsolet. Dies könnte Veränderungsspielräume eröffnen, die sich am Dezentralisierungsparadigma orientieren." (Autorenreferat)... view less


"The characteristic traits of German federalism are best explored in a historical analysis of the federal institutions. These exhibit a high degree of path-dependence that is due to the co-evolution of cultural orientations ('unitarism') and of the institutional arrangements. The institutional arran... view more

"The characteristic traits of German federalism are best explored in a historical analysis of the federal institutions. These exhibit a high degree of path-dependence that is due to the co-evolution of cultural orientations ('unitarism') and of the institutional arrangements. The institutional arrangements were shaped in successive sequences of development (1849, 1867/71, 1919, 1945-49) which generated, due to complementary 'critical junctures,' a system of increasing complexity that was more and more resistant to change. The longitudinal analysis shows that the institutional core of German 'unitary federalism' (as it has often been called) with its complex architecture withstands attempts at institutional engineering. However, the 'unitary' cultural orientations whose frame of reference was the nation state and which have contributed to the self-reproduction of this development path are now increasingly becoming obsolete. This might open windows of opportunity for greater decentralization." (author's abstract)... view less

Keywords
federal state; Germany; German Reich; Federal Republic of Germany; Unitarianism; historical development; political stability; federalism; German Empire; Weimar Republic (Germany, 1918-33); financial system; Bundesrat

Classification
Political System, Constitution, Government
General History

Method
descriptive study; historical

Document language
German

Publication Year
2002

City
Köln

Page/Pages
74 p.

Series
MPIfG Discussion Paper, 02/2

Handle
https://hdl.handle.net/10419/44247

ISSN
1864-4333

Status
Published Version; reviewed

Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications

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