mappp is online

BySTS 2026-10-092026-10-09

mappp is online: the Atlas for Politics, Processes and Participation. Our goal is to show how law are really made in Germany. It includes the early phases of policy making and both the formal and informal practices. This joint project with “Gestaltungszentrale Politik” has kept us busy over the past years, assembling information on the legislative process in Germany in countless interviews and workshops with practitioners on the “cartography of legislation”. Now we make this knowledge accessible to the public through an interactive educational tool. Try it out: www.mappp.de

Cartography | Coalitions | Legislation

The Legislative Process – and Foundations of Public Decision Making
BySTS 2025-05-122025-05-12

At the German University of Public Administration in Speyer, Sven T. Siefken was invited as guest speaker in the graduate lecture on the “Foundations of Public Decision Making”. He presented and discussed the many steps in the legislative process and their implications: Veto points, coordination mechanisms, oversight and engagement.

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Legislation

Modernizing Legislation in the Parliament of Korea
BySTS 2025-07-172025-09-21

The National Assembly Research Service of the Republic of Korea held a Workshop on modernizing legislation with a special focus on public engagement. It brought together practitioners and academics from the disciplines of law and political science. Sven T. Siefken gave the opening presentation and recommended to take a broader approach than is often applied:…

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Coalitions | Publications | Research

On the Formalization of Coalition Building
BySTS 2024-07-132024-09-08

An edited volume, published in 2024, brings together analyses made at the outset of the new traffic light coalition in Germany. Most of the contributions have previously been published in the Journal German Politics and Society. Sven T. Siefken wrote a chapter on the continuing formalization of coalition formation. Details about the new book can…

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Cartography | Legislation

“From Idea to Law” at the Wroxton Workshop
BySTS 2026-08-052026-08-05

Back from last week’s 17th Wroxton Workshop of parliamentary scholars and parliamentarians: what a wonderful opportunity for exchange between academics and practitioners, led by Professor Philip Norton, The Lord of Louth. Meeting old friends and making new ones, discussing our work on the legislative process in Germany (jointly developed with Gestaltungszentrale Politik). More about the…

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Crises | PiP | Research

Fourth Academic Workshop on Parliaments in the Pandemic
BySTS 2023-06-132024-09-08

The international collaboration on Parliaments in the Pandemic (PiP) started to gather information on how the Covid-19 pandemic influenced parliaments around the globe. On March 13, it is holding its fourth Academic Workshop, continuing to analyze the data – this time with a special focus on oversight, legislation and parliamentary performance. Sven T. Siefken is…

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Legislation

Modernizing the Legislative Process – Perspectives and Approaches
BySTS 2025-09-012025-09-01

Many approaches are currently debated on how the legislative process can be debated, among them are classic optimization, different forms of public engagement, digitalization, the use of articial engagement, increased transparency and the use of new policy tools. In an article published in the journal “Legislation and Policy Studies”, Sven T. Siefken argues that for…

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