Shared or Self-rule? Regional Legislative Initiatives in Multi-level Spain, 1979-2021

Marc Sanjaume-Calvet and Andreu Paneque

South European Society and Politics, 2023, vol. 28, issue 1, 75-100

Abstract: This paper examines regional legislative initiatives in Spain, a mechanism of shared-rule regulated in article 87.2 of the Spanish Constitution. Through description and analysis of an original dataset covering all legislative terms from 1978 to 2021, it is shown how this specific mechanism has not accomplished its shared-rule objective. Moreover, the article identifies patterns that determine the strategic use, intensity and failure or success of the legislative initiatives. We find diverging trends across regions exemplified by Catalonia, the most active territory but with a very low approval rate. Overall, the analysis underlines how the state-wide scope initiatives seem to have a strategic rather than a legislative purpose while, on the other hand, regional scope initiatives are explained by minor self-rule objectives.

Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1080/13608746.2023.2228099

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