[PDF] Direct Democracy In Germany eBook

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Publisher : GRIN Verlag
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 26,75 MB
Release : 2020-03-25
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3346137155

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Seminar paper from the year 2018 in the subject Politics - Political Systems - Germany, grade: 2,3, University of Frankfurt (Main), course: Democracy in Crisis?, language: English, abstract: Despite some opportunities for active participation in German politics, there is often a demand for greater participation opportunities for citizens. Also, electronic democracy (e-democracy) can be seen nowadays as a large concept with more successful participation for German democracy. E-democracy represents the use of Information and Communication Technologies and strategies by democratic actors (governments, elected officials, the media, political organizations, citizens/voters) within the political and governing processes of local communities, nations and on the international stage. Moreover, e-democracy suggests greater and more active participation enabled by the Internet, mobile communications, and other technologies in today ́s direct democracy as well as through more participatory or direct forms of citizen involvement in addressing public challenges. In Germany, the new and unconventional style of Internet politics has enabled the German Pirate Party to take a spot on the national political stage. The Pirate Party operates quite differently from other parties and can be seen as a model that will affect other parties through adoption of direct e-democracy in the future. Apparently, their unconventional, transparent and internet-based style of politics has become the center of several public debates and gained quick popularity. It is for these reasons that this is a worthwhile topic to be examined in this paper: What impact has the digital revolution of the German Pirate Party on direct democracy in Germany and how does it affect the transparency of an administration? To answer this question, the paper is divided into four main chapters, excluding the introduction and conclusion. Chapter one lays out the foundation of the German Pirate Party and provides an insight into its origination. Chapter two examines the German Pirate Party, its structure, political agenda as well as their aims according to the political system of Germany. Chapter three aims at investigating the impact of the Pirates on transparency of administration. Finally, chapter four is dedicated to present an analysis of the changed aspect of direct democracy by the Pirate Party and its digital influence as a new social movement on German direct democracy.

Author : Andreas Rohner
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File Size : 20,15 MB
Release : 2011
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This paper examines the direct democratic institutions within the German political system. In a first step, direct democratic elements are analyzed in a historical context covering a period from the Weimar Republic to and beyond German Reunification. In a second step, the direct democratic instruments provided in the Basic Law and the various state constitutions are analyzed in their respective legal context whereby the focus lies on the Länder level. Finally, the main points of criticism of the current state of direct democracy in Germany and their remedies are to be outlined. The historical analysis shows that the 'Weimar experience' contrary to commonly held beliefs cannot provide the reason for not implementing direct democratic elements in the Basic Law after World War II. The comparative legal examination of the Länder constitutions identifies three institutional types of direct democracy: a two-tier-model, a three-tier-model and a hybrid model which are presented in detail. The criticism of the current state of direct democracy in Germany concerns formal, material, and procedural requirements and restrictions that have to be met in order to make a referendum succeed. The signature quorums are comparatively high and therefore are in danger to exert a prohibitive effect. Moreover, the approval and participation quorums required by some constitutions might undermine one key contribution of direct democracy: the political discussion. The requirement of a reasoned and detailed draft bill - if interpreted too narrowly - may ask too much of laymen. The more or less comprehensive preclusion of budget-affecting issues virtually excludes any referendums. The parliament's right to submit a counter-proposal might be misused as a means of splitting of votes, in particular where the voter is allowed to cast only a single yes-vote.

Author : Theo Schiller
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 287 pages
File Size : 37,58 MB
Release : 2011-05-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3531928988

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Modern direct democracy has recently become an important element of political life in many countries. These developments can be observed at the national, regional, and local level of political systems. Participation and democracy in local political affairs play a major role in stabilising and developing democratic systems. This volume presents, for the first time, a broad basis of information on the wide variety of local institutions and practice of direct democracy in 19 countries. Country specialists analyse - the role of direct democracy in the institutional context and culture of national political systems, - political processes of introduction and development of initiatives and referendums, - regulations of procedures of municipal direct democracy, - practice of local direct democracy, - the contribution of local direct democracy to democratic development in general.

Author : David Altman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 22,91 MB
Release : 2019
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1108496636

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Offers a comparative study of the origins, performance, and reform of contemporary mechanisms of direct democracy.

Author : Premat, Christophe Emmanuel
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 29,83 MB
Release : 2022-02-18
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1799873064

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Direct democracy, or pure democracy, is a concept spreading throughout the world, now adopted by nearly 30 countries on the national level. While the concept is not new, it is important to investigate the current benefits or hinderances of direct democracy related to local governments so that they may be implemented further. Direct Democracy Practices at the Local Level deepens the knowledge of direct democracy in political science. This book explores how local governments utilize these instruments in international governments and analyzes a series of popular initiatives and local referenda to how successful these initiatives are. Covering topics such as religious rights, street committees, and climate change, this book is essential for political science students and professors, policymakers, faculty, local governments, academicians, and researchers in political science with an interest in direct democracy procedures in representative systems.

Author : Arthur B. Gunlicks
Publisher : Berghahn Books
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 35,54 MB
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 9781571813930

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Since unification German society and institutions have been challenged by various transformations and the need to adjust to changing conditions. While much has been accomplished, many political, legal, and institutional problems remain. This volume deals with selected aspects of domestic and European policy, political parties, the challenge of direct democracy, and federalism in unified Germany - all issues that have been the subject of much discussion, political posturing, legislation, and, to some extent, constitutional amendments and court decision for many years, if not decades. In conclusion, a British scholar looks at German federalism and a number of public policy issues from a comparative perspective and arrives at some surprising and encouraging results.

Author : Oscar W. Gabriel
Publisher : Springer
Page : 356 pages
File Size : 30,88 MB
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 3319720295

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Notwithstanding its contemporary critics, political representation remains at the core of democratic politics. Based on a comparative research project that gathered data from observations, surveys, experiments and expert interviews, this book examines the process and the quality of political representation in France and Germany from a dual perspective. First, it analyzes MPs’ behavior during their district activities. Second, it investigates the perceptions and evaluations of the represented, the French and German citizens. In ten chapters different facets of MPs’ activities as well as citizens’ attitudes are comparatively investigated. The book is relevant for Politics scholars and practitioners at national parliaments to better understand representative democracies, and it may also contribute to improve representation itself.

Author : Steven Blockmans
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 467 pages
File Size : 32,75 MB
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1786609991

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The European Union is grappling with a democracy problem. The succession of crises which have plagued the increasingly executive EU for years, has led to a rising cacophony of voices calling for fundamental change to the integration project. Yet despite the seismic shock of the Brexit referendum and the electoral upsets by nativist parties across the continent, few of the plans for EU reform include concrete proposals to reduce the age-old democratic deficit. This book is concerned with the two-pronged question of how the relationship between citizens, the state and EU institutions has changed, and how direct democratic participation can be improved in a multi-layered Union. As such, this edited volume focuses not on populism per se, nor does it deeply engage with policy and output legitimacy. Rather, the research is concerned with process and polity. Building on the notion of increasing social, economic and political interdependence across borders, this volume asks how a sense of solidarity and European identity can be rescued from the bottom up by politically empowering citizens to ‘take back control’ of their EU.