Faculty Talk on “Hot or Cold Politics?”

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 Germany. Based on the cartography of legislation, a research project jointly conducted with artistic designers, the formal and informal elements in the policy-making process will be tracked. A special focus lies on its early stages, including coalition formation, but also how negotiated plans are realized and in what ways a majority is held together when it faces new challenges. Contrasting the characteristics with the U.S. political system provides a starting point for discussion.

Please register in advance by September 4. Lunch will be provided. More about the event here www.coloradocollege.edu