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?
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.
Do the power potentials of parliamentary oppositions in democracies and autocracies differ? With this question in mind, Danny Schindler has analysed African states that are rarely examined in opposition research.
The public perception of parliamentary processes is often characterised by empty rows of seats, supposed „factionalism“ or the image of aloof MPs. The article by Christian Ignorek and Alexander Kühne shows how popular prejudices can lead to a distorted assessment of the functional logic of representative democracy and resolves these on the basis of political science principles. This blog post is part of a cooperation with the Brandenburg State Centre for Political Education.
Coalition governments are the norm at both federal and state level. Oliver Kannenberg talks to Sabine Schmidt-Peter about fundamental and more in-depth aspects of coalitions in politics in the podcast by the Brandenburg State Centre for Political Education.
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