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Volume 56 (2025), Edition 4
ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen- Publisher:
- 2026
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Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen contains articles on political issues dealing with representation and legitimation of the political system. The articles provide a broad overview of the functioning of national and regional parliaments as well as a forum for comparative analysis of international parliaments. One stress is on the parliamentary development of different countries. Indices are provided in every issue which makes the ZParl an outstanding reference book for institutional and comparative political studies. Website: www.zparl.nomos.de
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- 0340-1758
- ISSN-Online
- 1862-2534
- Publisher
- Nomos, Baden-Baden
- Language
- German
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The new electoral law passed in 2023 was primarily intended to prevent dramatic increases in the size of the Bundestag, as had occurred in 2017 and 2021 due to overhang and compensation mandates. Thanks to the newly introduced mechanism of second...
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The representative election statistics in Germany, which have existed since the 1953 federal election (with the exception of the 1994 and 1998 federal elections), are unique worldwide. They document voter turnout by ten age groups and voting...
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This article analyzes party positions and political polarization in the German party system during the 2025 federal election using the online voting advice applications “Wahl-O-Mat” and “WahlSwiper”. The findings show a strong programmatic...
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The analysis of party-voter congruence and divergence in Germany’s 2025 federal election draws on around 330,000 users of the “Wahl-Kompass” voting advice application, who donated the data. Five salient campaign issues are analyzed: the debt...
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With the Act on the Federal Police Commissioner at the German Bundestag (Police Commissioner Act – PolBeauftrG) of February 28, 2024 (BGBl. 2024 I Nr. 72), the Bundestag created a new instrument for monitoring the federal government, but also the...
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Parliamentary inquiry committees in the German Bundestag have extensive powers. Their purpose is to investigate and scrutinize state conduct. Their members can question witnesses just as in criminal proceedings, but without the judicial independence...
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Parliamentary party groups (PPG) are the central actors in Germany’s political system, yet their mode of operation is often misunderstood. To adequately assess PPG’s role, the entire legislative process must be considered and an enlightened...
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This article examines the role of parliamentary party groups (PPGs) of the German Bundestag in the jurisdiction of the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG). Although the Basic Law mentions PPGs only marginally, the court qualifies them as necessary...
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Parliamentary party groups (PPGs) are crucial actors within the German Bundestag. As such, they fundamentally contributed to both the stability and the performance of Germany’s representative democracy after its new formation in 1949. Building on...
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“Interactive representation” refers to an ongoing interaction between representatives and those they represent, where a reliable balance of responsiveness and leadership sustains widespread belief in the legitimacy of a system of government....
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The parliamentary party group (PPG) and the political party are regularly perceived by the public as a single entity; the success and failure of one is also attributed to the other. The aim of both is to gain public trust and approval for their own...
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With its ruling of December 10, 2024, on signature quorums, the Second Senate of the Federal Constitutional Court abandoned the principle that strict constitutional control is necessary when parliamentary majorities act on their own behalf. Instead,...
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