Parliamentarism research does not only take place in Germany. We bring together a number of country experts whose research focuses on the government systems and parliaments of other countries and who have expertise in this area.
For questions about the French political system, please contact Dr Calixte Bloquet at bloquet@iparl.de and/or Anastasia Pyschny (pyschny@iparl.de).
Alexander Kühne deals with the US system of government and is your contact for all questions relating to the USA at kuehne@iparl.de.
The countries of the Western Balkans are in the process of democratic transition. Oliver Kannenberg researches the development of parliamentarianism in these countries and can be contacted at kannenberg@iparl.de.
Dr Danny Schindler researches the countries of East Africa – contact schindler@iparl.de.
Why do MPs in some countries address their questions to the Prime Minister rather than the relevant minister? In the Hansard Society's 'Parliament Matters' podcast, Dr Ruxandra Serban (UCL) talks about her joint research with Calixte Bloquet on the French National Assembly's experiments with questions to the Prime Minister, as well as her work on Canada, Australia, Ireland and the UK.
Together with Amal Sethi (University of Leicester) and Michael Riegner (University of Erfurt), Danny Schindler has published a special issue of the journal Verfassung und Recht in Übersee/World Comparative Law (Open Access) on the topic of "Public Law and Opposition". With contributions on China, Morocco, Pakistan and South Africa, among others, the volume sheds light on how legal regulations influence the opposition's opportunities for participation.
Danny Schindler's study discusses possible reasons for the constitutionalisation of parliamentary minority rights and the conceptual and empirical variations in oppositional participation.
The Speaker of the House of Representatives plays a key role in the US political system. In the 118th Congress (2023-2025), Republican Representative Kevin McCarthy was the first Speaker to be removed by an internal party vote of no confidence. In his article, Alexander Kühne analyses the events surrounding the removal and explores the question of whether Donald Trump's strong influence amounts to an "executive takeover".
Presentation of a research project by Sebastian Ludwicki-Ziegler (University of Stirling) and Andreu Paneque (Universitat Oberta de Catalunya) at the IParl Research Colloquium, Berlin.
The recall of MPs during the election period, as permitted by the Recall of MPs Act in the UK, is seen by some as a democratic correction mechanism. However, it can also be used as an instrument to weaken the opposition, as Danny Schindler's case study on Zimbabwe shows.
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