ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen

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ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen

Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen

Editors:: Deutsche Vereinigung für Parlamentsfragen Chefredaktion: Prof. Dr. Suzanne S. Schüttemeyer, Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg Mitglieder der Redaktion: Prof. Dr. Jörg-Detlef Kühne, Leibniz Universität Hannover; Prof. Dr. Werner J. Patzelt, Technische Universität Dresden; Thomas Hadamek, Ministerialrat, Verwaltung des Deutschen Bundestages, Berlin; Prof. Dr. Sven T. Siefken, Hochschule des Bundes für öffentliche Verwaltung. Beauftragter des Vorstands der DVParl: Prof. Dr. Heinrich Oberreuter, Universität Passau. Gründer der Zeitschrift: Winfried Steffani† und Uwe Thaysen †
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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.

For further information on the editos, author guidelines, or the review process of ZParl please go to www.zparl.nomos.de.

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ISSN-Print: 0340-1758
ISSN-Online: 1862-2534
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Language: Deutsch
Product Type: Journal

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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...

Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden 2026

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How the Bundestag works depends largely on the skills and abilities of its members. The expertise of MPs is determined in particular by their previous professional experience. Building on earlier studies, changes in the parliamentary composition can...

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This article extends previous data collections on interest articulation in the committees of the German Bundestag. The analysis shows a further increase in the relevance of expert participation, without a corresponding expansion in the number of...

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At the center of this mixed methods study is the research question, how the parliamentary communication on gender equality issues has deteriorated since the Alternative for Germany (AfD) has entered the German Bundestag. The analysis is based on a...

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This article examines the limits of government information and expression activities in the context of parliamentary debates. It explores the extent to which members of the government are subject to a duty of political neutrality when speaking in...

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Public officials play a particularly important role in the work of parliamentary committees of inquiry. Thanks to their official knowledge, they can explain contexts to members of parliament that cannot be gleaned from reading files alone. In...

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For elections to the European Parliament in Germany, an electoral system is used that entails four major disadvantages: (1) there is no mechanism to ensure a regionally balanced distribution of representatives; (2) closed party lists prevent a close...

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In the direct election of the mayor of Ludwigshafen in 2025, the candidate of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party was not allowed to stand for election because of doubts about his loyalty to the constitution. The AfD criticized this as “a...

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ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen

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Deutscher Bundestag 2005 bis 2025: Parlaments- und Wahlstatistik für die 16. bis beginnende 21. Wahlperiode

Die Berufsstruktur des Deutschen Bundestages in der 21. Wahlperiode: wachsende Professionalisierung und ihre Bedeutung für die parlamentarische Repräsentation

Interessenvermittlung in den Ausschüssen des 19. Deutschen Bundestages (2017 bis 2021): Interessenartikulation in Zeiten von Normalität und Pandemie

„Gender-Wahn“ und „Gender-Firlefanz“? Politische Kommunikation der AfD im Deutschen Bundestag zur Gleichstellung der Geschlechter

Politische Neutralitätspflicht in der parlamentarischen Debatte: Zum Urteil des Hamburgischen Verfassungsgerichts vom 5. September 2025

Parlamentarische Untersuchungsausschüsse: Zeugenpflicht von Amtsträgern und Umfang ihrer Vorbereitungen

Alles Hürde – oder was? Weshalb die deutsche Europawahlrechtsdebatte eine Perspektiverweiterung braucht

Parteiverbot durch die Hintertür? Der Ausschluss des AfD-Kandidaten von der Direktwahl des Oberbürgermeisters in Ludwigshafen