Teaching | USA

Watching the Presidential Debate

BySTS 2024-09-092024-09-09

Students, faculty and staff at Colorado College meet for a Presidential Debate Watch Party on Sep. 10. It is organized by Sven T. Siefken in a class on Comparative Politics and jointly sponsored by the Program of German Studies and the Department of Political Science. Join us to Watch the Presidential Debate at the German House. All CC students, faculty and staff are welcome; come over to hear historical backgrounds, watch the debate, discuss. Free pizza will be provided.

Playing Parliament

BySTS 2023-10-252024-09-08

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…

Research | USA

Faculty Talk on “Hot or Cold Politics?”

BySTS 2024-08-302024-09-17

Faculty and staff are invited to attend Colorado College Visiting Professor of German & Political Science Sven Siefken’s Faculty Lunch talk on “Hot or Cold Politics? Political Decision Making in a Parliamentary Democracy”. How does an idea become a law? This fundamental question of political decision making will be analyzed for the parliamentary democracy of…

Teaching | USA

Georgetown Class on Activism, Campaigning, Governing in Europe

BySTS 2023-03-082024-09-09

For the Master’s Program of American Government at Georgetown University in Washington, DC, Sven T. Siefken is co-teaching a Comparative Politics class. Students learn about the entire process: From becoming active in politics, to party work, candidate nomination, election and governing. Going broad comparatively and going deep in the formalities and informalities of the German…

Teaching | USA

German Politics in Colorado

BySTS 2022-08-232024-09-09

The 2022 class by Sven T. Siefken at Colorado College takes an in-depth look at how people can make a difference in parliamentary politics. In a comparative perspective on the European parliamentary democracies, we study civic culture and political activism, look at candidate nomination and the electoral system and at how to run an election…

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Germany in the “Superwahljahr”

BySTS 2021-09-012024-09-08

Back at Colorado College, teaching a class in Comparative Politics on the Superwahljahr 2021. The election to the 20th German Parliament will be held on September 26, 2021. It will, very likely, bring an end to 16 years as chancellor of Angela Merkel, who is not running for reelection. With ongoing fragmentation of the German…

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Visiting the Federal Police

BySTS 2023-10-26

During the latest field trip, a group of students and Sven T. Siefken visited different departments of the Federal Police and other security agencies to discuss current threats and challenges. More about the German Federal Police here: https://www.bundespolizei.de As Or

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