Renowned expert professor Masaki Kondo joined the Federal Unviersity of Administrative Sciences for a guest lecture during the brown bag seminar series. He spoke on the new party Sanseito, founded in 2020. Sven T. Siefken moderated the event. More on the lecture can be found in the announcement below.
To make things happen and change policies, a deep understanding of the political system and the politics happening within are needed. In the spring 2025, Sven T. Siefken is co-teaching a Master class on this topic at the Hertie School, University of Governance, in Berlin. More about the university and its programs here https://www.hertie-school.org/en/
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…
The study abroad program at Colorado College has a long tradition; students spend a few months in Germany, learn the language and take regular classes, too. In 2022, Sven T. Siefken organized a field trip to the Bundestag for the current group of students in Berlin. After an introductory lecture and discussion, the group met…
In a surprise move, French President Emmanuel Macron has called new parliamentary elections. Join us for a discussion with expert Dr. Calixte Bloquet about reasons, dynamics and possible consequences. Hosted by IPSA’s Research Committee of Legislative Specialist (RC08), moderated by Sven T. Siefken, June 28 (9 AM New York, 3 PM Paris). Here is a…
What impact did the pandemic and other crises have on the work of parliaments, both at the member state and the European level? First findings on the topic from various ongoing research projects were brought together in an outreach workshop in Wrocław, Poland, by Professor Aleksandra Maatsch, The Jean Monnet Chair at the Centre for…
A group of students of the Federal Police set out on a field trip to visit the coast guard unit at the Baltic Sea. Accompanied by Sven T. Siefken, they learned of the tasks and equipment of the coast guard. More on the unit can be found here