”Hallo Bundestag” is an initiative that organizes mini publics in MP districts around Germany. Sven T. Siefken has been supporting the project as a core member of the academic advisory council. More about “Hallo Bundestag” is available here
Engaging the public in the work of parliament has been long practiced. To be in close exchange with the people is indeed a precondition for a successful parliament. In recent years, instruments and processes have been developed, tested and compared that institutionalize engagement. A special issues of the Journal of Legislative Studies looks at thoses…
Simulation games are an innovative way for teaching the logic and dynamics of the political process. Sven T. Siefken and a group of students from different universities participated in the parliamentary simulation that is run by the German Bundestag, going through the parliamentary phases of how a bill becomes a law. More on the simulation…
The German association for parliamentary affairs (DVParl) held an inspiring meeting and academic discussion in the Bundestag on the changes and challenges for parliamentary communication in times of digital media. More can be found here https://dvparl.de
Based on data compiled for the Global Parliamentary Report, Maya Kornberg and Sven T. Siefken study the role of committee hearings for public engagement by parliaments. They discuss how hearings have evolved and which mechanisms are in use and how new approaches change the practices, for example through digital hearings or field hearings. The article…
Parliaments fullfill a key function in political system of linking society and the political system. The new article by Cristina Leston-Bandeira and Sven T. Siefken explores changes and continuity in how parliaments fulfill engagement, which actors are doing it and what it entails. The article is available open access: Cristina Leston-Bandeira/ Sven T. Siefken (2023):…
The initiative “Es geht Los” held a public event at the Humboldt University to present the findings and results of the first six mini public that were organized across Germany in the MP districts. Sven T. Siefken serves on the advisory board of this initiative. More information about the event here and more about the…
The initiative “Hallo Bundestag” is running mini publics in MP districts – an innovative approach to combine elements of deliberative and representative democracy. Sven T. Siefken is supporting and advising the initiative that is financed by the Robert Bosch foundation, the ZEIT foundation, the Open Society Foundations and the Bundeszentrale für politische Bildung. More about…
Parité-Gesetze, Vorwahlen, Volksgesetzgebung und Bürgerräte – es werden gegenwärtig verschiedene Wege zur Ergänzung der repräsentativen Demokratie empfohlen. In einem Beitrag für die Zeitschrift Gesellschaft-Wirtschaft-Politik stellen Sven T. Siefken und Alexander Kühne die Grundgedanken parlamentarischer Repräsentation vor, diskutieren verbreitete Missverständnisse und gehen auf Reformansätze ein. Sie finden den Beitrag hier
Im Bundestag wird überlegt, nach Vorbild des Parlaments der Niederlande eine Kinderfragestunde einzuführen. Darüber sprach Sven T. Siefken mit dem Kindersender “Tweens” des Mitteldeutschen Rundfunks. Hier finden Sie den Beitrag als Podcast: https://www.mdr.de/tweens/podcast/live-show/live-show-podcast-102.html