What is the planning of Germany if NATO‘s mutual defense clause is invoked? This was the guiding question for a group of students during their project week excursion to Berlin. Accompanied by Sven T. Siefken, they met policy makers and practitioners at the Federal Chancellery, the Ministry of the Interior, the Ministry of Defense, the Joint Terror Defense Center and the Bundestag.
Anlässlich der Anpassung des Infektionsschutzgesetzes sprach Sven T. Siefken mit Radio SAW über die aktuellen Herausforderungen der Pandemie – und ihre Auswirkungen auf die verfassungsmäßigen Grundrechte. Auszüge aus dem Gespräch finden Sie hier
The German Bundestag is welcoming the new group of participants in the International Parliamentary Stipend Program, 96 participants from 42 countries around the globe. Sven T. Siefken held the opening lecture and discussion on politics in the parliamentary democracy. More on the IPS here https://www.bundestag.de/ips
A group of students from Colorado College visited the Bundestag to discuss German politics with an MP and staffers working for MPs from different parties. Sven T. Siefken, guest professor at CC since 2019, organized the event, moderated the meetings and held an introductory lecture on parliamentary politics in Germany. More about Colorado College here…
The international collaboration on Parliaments in the Pandemic (PiP) convened for its fifth academic workshop in Prague. It was the first in-person meeting since PiP was established in 2020 in the middle of the Covid pandemic. Based on a unique country expert panel study, PiP is a comprehensive study of what happened to parliaments around…
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…
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…