Publications

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.

How extensive are the powers of the French President? How is the Prime Minister appointed? What is the situation regarding the far right in France? And how has the French party system developed in recent years? Calixte Bloquet provides answers to these and other questions in his textbook on French politics.
What is the relationship between constitutional requirements and the notions of representation held by members of second chambers? Calixte Bloquet and Franziska Carstensen address this question in a new article that takes a comparative look at the upper houses in Germany, France, Ireland and Poland.

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.

How has the occupational structure of Bundestag MPs changed in the 21st parliamentary term? In their article, Anastasia Pyschny and Alexander Kühne use Adalbert Hess's categorisation scheme to show which patterns have become entrenched and what significance they have for parliamentary representation.
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