PVS Politische Vierteljahresschrift

This contribution applies the „strength of weakness“ argument to coalition negotiations in the German states. We investigate whether parties with internally disputed platforms are more successful in transferring their policy preferences into...

As a current of theoretical thought, anarchism lives a shadowy existence in German academic circles. In contrast, discussions are vibrant in international research (and in non-academic circles in Germany). This research review analyses a selection...

This article examines whether the asylum recognition rates differ in the German federal states, despite the uniform provisions of the asylum law and jurisdiction and the clear authority attributed to a federal agency. We build on the principle-agent...

The article analyses the causes for the recent success of right-wing populist parties and movements from a gender perspective. The article aims first at a deeper understanding of right-wing populism and second it wants to demonstrate the analytical...

Previous studies show that direct democracy would enhance satisfaction with -democracy. Deeper investigations of this relationship are rare, though. Especially questions regarding the individual participation, or the winning and losing of a...

Political parties provide an attitudinal linkage between citizen and the state, but in Germany, partisan ties are weakening. We know little about what this decline implies for citizens’ attitudes towards the party system and democracy more...

Since the global financial crisis, there has been a shift in the governance of market liquidity. While private actors are playing an increasing role in liquidity generation, state institutions are becoming more and more important with respect to...

The “in-or-out” referendum on Britain’s EU membership on 23 June 2016 has returned a narrow majority for “Brexit”. This result brings to the fore deep divisions within British society and has aggravated the current crisis of European...