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2017
- handle: 10670/1.8u7il9
- halshs: halshs-01491629
- doi: 10.1093/pa/gsw035
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federalism reform Senate Spain Upper chamberSujets proches
Natural science Sciences Science of science Scientific research Science research Science--Research Parliamentary government Representation Self-government Political representation Mechanical perspective Linear perspective Architectural perspective Negotiations Bargaining Haggling Negotiating Higgling Dickering Article Federalism Division of powers Federal systems Federal-state relations Federal-provincial relations Federal government--Law and legislation Biblical cosmogony Bargaining Labor negotiationsCiter ce document
Jean-Baptiste Harguindéguy et al., « Why is the Spanish Upper Chamber so difficult to reform ? », HAL-SHS : sciences politiques, ID : 10.1093/pa/gsw035
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As in other countries, the Spanish upper chamber is facing harsh criticisms. It has failed to fulfil its constitutional task as a chamber of territorial representation. Notwithstanding a number of proposed reforms, the Senado has remained almost unchanged since its creation in 1978. So why is it so difficult to restructure this chamber? This research aims to explain the impasse of the reform of the Senate through evaluating three approaches. After stressing the qualities and defects of the legal inheritance and party bargaining frameworks, this article argues that the joint-decision trap perspective can help to understand the two-fold dynamic of institutional obstruction and incremental change that has affected the Spanish Senate for the last 20 years. \textlessbr\textgreater\textlessbr\textgreater