Coordinating Coalition Conflicts in Germany

BySTS 2025-05-212025-05-22

How are conflicts within coalitions coordinated in the German policy-making process? Sven T. Siefken discussed findings from current research on the processes in the German polity, formal and informal institutions and the relevance of political actor behavior. The presentation was given in the 2025 Conference of the DAAD Centers for German and European Studies. It was held at the Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio Grande do Sul (PUCRS) in Porto Alegre, Brazil.

Cartography | Legislation

From Idea to Law – Discussing the Legislative Process
BySTS 2025-02-142025-04-07

At the Helmut Schmidt University of the Armed Forces, Sven T. Siefken will present and discuss findings from the current research project „cartography of legislation“. The project aims to tracks the legislative process with a special focus on the pre-parliamentary bill drafting in the ministerial departments. It includes the informal phases of coordination and negotiation…

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Engagement | Parliaments

Mini Publics in the MP Districts
BySTS 2023-07-082024-09-08

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…

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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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Conferences | Parliaments

In the Parliament of Austria
BySTS 2024-06-212024-06-27

The Parliament of Austria organized the Day of Parliamentary Research that brought together academics with practitioners and journalists to discuss curret insights and perspectives on parliaments. Sven T. Siefken held a presentation on the early stages of bill drafting and led a panel on “democratic resilience”. More about the event can be found here. The…

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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…

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Crises | Parliaments

Emergency Power Abuse and the Korean Parliament
BySTS 2025-03-112025-03-12

The Korean Parliament and Emergency Power Abuse: How did Parliament hold up in the recent crisis? Could it push back against the President? What instruments were used, which ones were missing? What can we learn? Professor Jeong-In Yun, constitutional scholar at Korea University, have us an introductory analysis, and then there was plenty of time…

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