Kommunar inn i den konstitusjonelle varmen

Norsk Statsvitenskapelig Tidsskrift

关键词: Kommunalt sjølvstyre;    Lokaldemokrati;    Grunnlov;    Velferdskommune;    Local self-government;    Local democracy;    Constitution;    Welfare municipality;   

DOI  :  10.18261/issn.1504-2936-2017-02-04

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Scandinavian University Press

【 摘 要 】

The spring of 2016, after six failed attempts in three decades, local self-government was finally incorporated in the Norwegian Constitution. Previously, politicians had been in doubt: Exactly what was to be established by law, and what would be the consequences? This article, which aims to explain the political scepticism, focuses on the ambivalence concerning the very concept local self-government. The sense of the term, deep-rooted as it is in Norwegian political rhetorics, has changed in recent decades. It expresses to a larger extent a judicial and political ambition to build a municipal defence against the state. This makes the expression less relevant and politically more problematic. The scepticism is also explained by historical experiences. Historically, the flexibility of the institutional framework surrounding the municipalities secured that local democracy could play an important part in the development of the Norwegian welfare society. Parliament’s ʻyes’ on the 7th attempt, shows us that the politicians now felt confident this amendment to the Constitution would not give any unintended and unwanted consequences for central state policy vis-à-vis the municipalities.

【 授权许可】

CC BY-NC