The map of the legislative process

BySTS 2026-02-092026-02-10

Interview with Süddeutsche Zeitung: the long and winding road of the legislative process in Germany. We mapped the complex stages of negotiation, preparation and coordination that turn an idea into law. And who influences them. Currently on 5 meters of paper, soon in digital form. A joint project with Gestaltungszentrale Politik, subscribe to our newsletter to receive updates! The full interview is in the print edition of February 10. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/politik/gesetze-entstehung-politikwissenschaft-interview-li.3371781?reduced=true

Cartography | Engagement | Legislation

Digital Atlas for Political Processes
BySTS 2025-09-172025-09-17

Building on the cartography of legislation which has been developed in many workshops, observations and interviews over the past years, the interdisciplinary team of Gestaltungszentrale Politik and professor Sven T. Siefken will develop a digital atlas for political processes. It will show way of political engagement to the public, making them more accessible. More on…

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Cartography | Legislation

Cartography of Legislation Workshop
BySTS 2024-10-312024-10-31

Philipp Cartier and Sven T. Siefken held a second workshop with practitioners in the Bundestag from the plenary services department. The goal was to check and complement the information that has been gathered so far about all steps in the complete legislative process, from idea to law.

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Cartography | Legislation | Research | USA

Faculty Talk on “Hot or Cold Politics?”
BySTS 2024-08-302025-04-07

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…

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Coalitions | Legislation | Parliaments | Teaching

Coordinating Coalition Government – Peter Altmaier’s perspective
BySTS 2026-01-132026-02-06

A glimpse behind the curtains of power politics: Peter Altmaier, the former Federal Minister of the Economy and former Head of the Chancellery will join Sven T. Siefken at the Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences to discuss his experience in government leadership. The event is open to the public, more details are available in…

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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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Advice | Coalitions | Expert Commissions

Expert Commissions in the Coalition Contract
BySTS 2025-05-112025-09-17

The coalition contract of CDU, CSU and SPD includes agreements to set up 15 expert commissions, a very high number compared to previous years. On the public radio station MDR, Sven T. Siefken talked about the different uses and reasons for this particular instrument of policy advice, varying from substantial advice to symbolism. The article…

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