 Multi-Level Governance as ‘Post-Constitutional’ Politics: Subnational Actors and the Swedish ConstitutionDavid Feltenius Local Government Studies, 2015, vol. 41, issue 2, 301-319 Abstract: In 2011, an amendment was introduced to the Swedish constitution to provide stronger protection for local self-government. This article seeks to explain this amendment in the light of the development of central-local relations towards multi-level governance (MLG). It explores the adaptation hypothesis, i.e. the developments in MLG are followed by an adjustment in constitutional policy that is influenced by subnational actors, through an empirical study of the most prominent Swedish subnational actor – the Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions (SALAR). The research showed that SALAR developed an agenda for the regulation of central-local relations in the constitution. SALAR was able to exert influence with this agenda by participating in the policy-making process prior to the amendment of the constitution. The research findings underscore that even though MLG per se has little to do with constitutional policy, it has consequences for such policy due to the role played by subnational actors. Date: 2015 Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:taf:flgsxx:v:41:y:2015:i:2:p:301-319 Ordering information: This journal article can be ordered from DOI: 10.1080/03003930.2014.919267 Access Statistics for this article Local Government Studies is currently edited by Helen Hancock More articles in Local Government Studies from Taylor & Francis Journals |
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