Public Engagement as a Core Role for Parliaments

BySTS 2023-07-252023-09-06

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 Development of Public Engagement as a Core Institutional Role for Parliaments. In: The Journal of Legislative Studies, Online First. https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2023.2214390

Media | Parliaments

Crisis of Parliamentarism?

BySTS 2023-12-232024-01-25

In its latest issue, Choices, the Cologne magazine of culture, focuses on current developments of democracy. In an interview, Sven T. Siefken discusses current developments and challenges – and emphasizes the need for everyone to get in touch and be active. The interview is available in the printed magazine and online

Parliaments | Publications | Research

In the Depths of Coalition Negotiations

BySTS 2023-10-272023-10-27

Coalition negotiations play a key role in government formation, but they have not been analyzed much in detail. In Germany, the past decades have seen an ongoing differentiation of their organization, leading to a complex multi-level negotiation structure with a policy-oriented division of labor. Studying the working group on health policy in the coalition negotiations…

Parliaments

“Parliaments, Crises and Foresight” in Dublin

BySTS 2022-11-162022-12-06

Sven T. Siefken presented the international research collaboration “Parliaments in the Pandemic” during the workshop “Parliaments, Crisis and Foresight” of the Inter Pares Steering Committee. It was held in Dublin, Ireland. Inter Pares is a project of the European Commission that is implemented by International IDEA. It brings together parliaments from the EU members states and…

Parliaments | Publications | Research

Parliamentary Committees in Paperback

BySTS 2023-06-272023-06-27

The edited volume on Parliamentary Committees in the Policy Process, edited by Sven T. Siefken and Hilmar Rommetvedt, is now available in paperback. It brings together parliamentary experts from around the world to report on the state of knowledge about what is going on in committees and how relevant they really are. More here https://www.routledge.com/Parliamentary-Committees-in-the-Policy-Process/Siefken-Rommetvedt/p/book/9780367617950

Conferences | Parliaments | PiP

Reviewing Covid in Kiel

BySTS 2024-01-192024-01-23

The State Parliament and the State Government of Schleswig-Holstein brought together 400 citizens and experts to review the experience of the Covid crisis. A symposium, held a the State Parliament in Kiel, investigated the various societal sectors that were affected. Sven T. Siefken served as moderator of the discussion on „State and Law“. A recording…

Parliaments

Optimizing MP Office Work

BySTS 2022-11-122022-12-05

Work in the office of a member of parliament is very dynamic and has particular challenges. Teams are small, hierachies flat, changes frequent – and the work is very fast-paced. At the same time, there are important connections to the district office. In a workshop with the entire team of an MP from both offices…

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