Themen im Bundestagswahlkampf 2021
Mit den zentralen Themen der Bundestagswahl 2021 befasst sich die neue Reihe #Nachgefragt!BTW21 des Portals für Politikwissenschaft. Die Einschätzungen dazu von Sven T. Siefken finden Sie hier …
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What to expect from the numerous expert commissions
The cover of my book on expert commissions in the political process has faded after 18 years … not the analysis. More on the advisory commissions in 2025 and what to expect from them, I discussed with Rheinische Post newspaper (here): pension reform, the debt break, child and youth protection in a digital world, de-risking…
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Interview about mappp with Radio Bremen
mappp, the atlas for politics, processes and participation was recently released in Berlin and is available online now. I spoke with the public radio station “Bremen 2” about our project and some central findings of it. The interview was broadcast on October 17, you can listen to it here:
Current Expert Commissions and Their Consequences
Quite a few expert commissions of the Federal government of Germany have submitted their recommendations in recent weeks. On public radio station Inforadio, Sven T. Siefken discussed their composition, the potential consequences and legitimacy of commissions. More here: https://www.inforadio.de/rubriken/interviews/2026/06/27/rente-kommission-social-media-experten-rat-regierung.html and the audio version below
New Commission on Pension Reform
Headlines can be misleading: In this interview with “Die Welt” newspaper, I argue that the expert commission on pension reform has a good chance for success. It will not be a “Heureka” moment, finding a new solution to make everyone happy. But it can negotiate and balance a compromise that works. Success will depend on…
What if the Government Gives a Wrong Answer to Parliament – and Corrects It Later?
An interesting case in Saxony: What if the government gives a wrong answer to a parliamentary interpellation? And then corrects this answer later? This is about the opening of the military goods production facility by the U.S. company Covenant in Leipzig. I have talked with public radio station MDR about the parliamentary question rights and…
A Fall of Expert Commissions
The new German government has planned a record number of expert commissions. Sven T. Siefken has been doing research on their various uses for many years and talked about his findings to the Spiegel magazine. There are symbolic uses, they may help settle negotiations by postponing though decisions, but they can also bring about fundamental…
