Addressing the limits of autonomy: Origin, organization and purpose of horizontal intergovernmental forums in three federations
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Date
2020
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Centro Studi sul Federalismo
Abstract
Horizontal intergovernmental forums that bring together the constituent units of a
federation are increasingly common. This article examines the origin, organization and
purpose of the premium horizontal intergovernmental forums in Kenya, Spain and Canada.
The constitutional origin of institutions of horizontal intergovernmental relations is
uncommon. The experience of the three political forums confirm the view that
institutionalization of intergovernmental relations may not be a necessary condition for
effective intergovernmental relations. Yet, in countries with no history of multilevel
governance or a culture of cross-boundary interaction, institutionalization might give
horizontal intergovernmental relation the prompt it needs.
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Horizontal intergovernmental forums, Council of federation, Council of county governors, Conference of autonomous-community governments
Citation
Fessha, Y. (2020). Addressing the limits of autonomy: Origin, organization and purpose of horizontal intergovernmental forums in three federations. Perspectives on Federalism,12(1), 100-103