The Bundesrat is rarely in the spotlight, even though it plays a central role in the legislative process. The public perception is dominated by the notion that party interests and obstructionist tactics prevail there, and that votes are decided well in advance anyway. This article examines these and other claims and demonstrates that the Bundesrat is a relevant institution in the Federal Republic of Germany.
Rumours of alleged electoral fraud keep circulating on social media. Such claims can undermine confidence in democracy. In this article, Daniel Hellmann debunks the most common myths about electoral fraud and explains how elections are protected against manipulation.
Presentation of a research project by Julius Diener (University of Mannheim) at the IParl Colloquium, Berlin.
Paper presentation by Daniel Hellmann in the panel „Electoral Integrity at the Polls“ as part of the Annual Virtual Elections Conference, online.
Since their inception, political parties have been met with considerable scepticism from society. To this day, certain opinions and prejudices persist. This article examines five common myths about political parties and argues for a more realistic and nuanced assessment of their role and how they operate.
Presentation of a research project by Prof Dr Robert Vehrkamp (Leuphana University of Lüneburg) at the IParl Colloquium, Berlin.
Lecture by Dr Danny Schindler at the Hertie Foundation, Berlin.
Presentation by Christian Ignorek and Alexander Kühne at the Day of Parliamentary Research of the Austrian National Council, Vienna.
Networking meeting with presentation of the IParl research projects: Project on candidate positioning for the Bundestag election 2017 (Anastasia Pyschny); Project on candidate positioning for the Bundestag election 2025 (Maura Kratz); CandiData (Daniel Hellmann), Berlin.
In the 19th IParl-Blickpunkt, Danny Schindler, Franziska Carstensen and Viktoria Hinze look at one of the oldest parliamentary cooperation institutions in Europe, the Conference of Presidents of the European Parliament, and show that it has gained organisational strength and institutional value since its first meeting in 1963 and has thus established itself as an actor of interparliamentary cooperation at the European level.
We have been around for 10 years now - the IParl! We took this anniversary as an opportunity to ask the public what they think of Parliament. How do citizens view the Bundestag and its MPs? Do they think Parliament is needed at all? Danny Schindler, Director of IParl, and Helene Bubrowski, Editor-in-Chief of table.media, provide answers to and assessments of these questions; moderated by our guest presenter Sarah Ribbert (Heinrich Böll Foundation and co-host of the podcast Markets, Powers, Emissions with Adam Tooze).
Presentation of the edition programme by Dr. Sven Jüngerkes (KGParl) at the IParl Colloquium, Berlin.
All the important information on fundamental topics from politics and society on one A4 page. This is the „Spicker“ from the Federal Agency for Civic Education (bpb). In issue no. 41, Oliver Kannenberg focusses on the Federal Government. Among other things: How is the government formed and are there rules for government work?
Presentation of a research project by Julien Robin (University of Montréal) at the IParl Colloquium, Berlin.
On Tuesday, 14 April 2026, we celebrated our 10th anniversary at the Palais der Kulturbrauerei in Berlin with almost 100 guests. Here are some impressions of this celebration.
After every Bundestag election, there are numerous comments on the social composition of the Bundestag and how many women, young people, etc. are to be found among the MPs. But does this even matter and if so, why? In this article, Calixte Bloquet explains the importance of descriptive representation and how and why social diversity in parliament can improve political decision-making.
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