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In analyzing European institutional structures, the multilevel governance literature speaks of mutual interdependence, of cooperative & coordinated processes between different levels of authority. The emergence of these processes is sometimes associated with the disappearance of hierarchical relationships organized across vertical channels of communication. This type of hierarchy, which is declared "eroded," is not further specified. In the first part of the article, a definition of hierarchy is given & an attempt is made to develop a diversified concept of hierarchy consisting of two types: unilateral & asymmetrically interdependent. The second part applies this modified concept of hierarchy to relationship structures in those federations that are part of the European multilevel polity, & examines the types of hierarchy that exist between federal & federated levels when the latter act within the European framework. The external policies of German & Belgian federated units are analyzed in a comparative perspective. Adapted from the source document.

Door de complexe bevoegdheidsverdeling inzake justitie dringt de vraag naar een eventuele herschikking van de huidige bevoegdheidsverdeling zich op. Op basis van een uitgebreide rechtsvergelijkende analyse, en een bespreking van de rechtspolitieke argumenten voor- en tegen een verdere defederalisering, werken de auteurs concrete modellen voor een nieuwe bevoegdheidsverdeling uit. Daarbij rijzen fundamentele vragen over onze staatsstructuur en de toekomst van het Belgische federalisme

Belgium is a rare example of a centralist state that achieved federalism via peaceful means. This process, which was initiated in 1970 & is ongoing, is fundamentally provoked by the development of two subnations within the Belgian body: the Flemish & the Walloons. Elites within both these nationalist movements identified each other as allies in the struggle for federalization. The role & interaction of this alliance in the federalization process in Belgium are described. Modified HA