Block 1. Multi-level governance: Institutional and financial settings

In the federal republic of Austria, tasks are in general divided between the federal level, its federal provincesThe term of “federal provinces” is used here as a generic term to refer to the constituent regions of a federation. They have specific names depending on the federation: states or provinces in Austria (Bundesländer) (OECD, 2017). The Austrian state is composed of nine federal provinces that that have their own legislative bodies, executive organs and financial management. Certain legislative matters are reserved for the provinces (Republic of Austria, n.d.). and local governments. The city of Vienna holds a double function within the Austrian constitutional and administrative framework. It is a city with its own statute and at the same time a federal province. The head of the Vienna City Hall, in his capacity as mayor, heads the city government and is, in addition, the utmost representative of the federal province with provincial governments being decisive stakeholders in the field of migrant integration. In particular, they are responsible for pre-primary and primary education, youth policies, urban and regional planning, and housing (OECD questionnaire, 2017).