Michael Koß
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 3759942 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Michael Koß |
| NOMBRES | Michael |
| APELLIDO | Koß |
| FIRMA | KOSS M |
| AFILIACIONES | University of Potsdam |
| ORCID | 0009-0006-8887-4547 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 17 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 99 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 17 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2006 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 5 |
Seien wir realistisch
Der Brand hinter der Brandmauer
It is not clear what books written by politicians are all about, except for being part of a broader trend of autobiographical writing. In his essay, Michael Koß argues that the reasons politicians give for their policy claims warrant scholarly interest for their books. A close reading of three such books suggests that leading AfD politicians (Alexander Gauland, AliceWeidel, andMaximilian Krah) primarily refer to myths andnaturalise political, soc…
Void’ democrats? The populist notion of ‘democracy’ in action
Populism is often seen as a threat to liberal democracy because of its rejection of constitutional constraints and emphasis on popular sovereignty. Others argue that populism is a corrective to mainstream politics and not necessarily anti-democratic. While the relationship between populism and democracy is widely debated in theory and empirically assessed by estimating the effect of populist rule, we analyse discursive references to democracy in …
When (and how) ideas become arguments
This article aims to explain the deviant German case of an early and comprehensive regulation of party donations (combining a high level of transparency and incentives for small donations). Given the limited explanatory power of economic and institutional factors, the article emphasises the causal role of ideas for a policy stabilisation which occurred after 1993. A process-tracing analysis suggests that the 1983–1993 reform period was characteri…
Legislative Democracy in the Bundestag After Reunification
This article assesses the impact of reunification on the Bundestag from a historical institutionalist perspective. Accordingly, it focuses on procedural development and parties’ behaviour. More specifically, it analyses parties’ control of the legislative agenda and their willingness to obstruct this agenda. Prior to reunification, the Bundestag emerged as a working legislature with decentralised agenda control. Even though the Bundestag was vuln…
Politicized Transnationalism
Existing research on the evolution of European integration has pitted economic against identity issues. In the economic sphere, governments are arguably able to pursue their preferences more independently. If, however, identity issues become politicized this is supposed to suggest that governments lose their dominant position in integration and gradually become agents of Eurosceptic parties and/or electorates. This article looks at a phenomenon n…
Executive Prerogatives in the Legislative Process and Democratic Stability
In their seminal Presidents and Assemblies, Shugart and Carey regard executive prerogatives over legislation as a potential threat to democratic stability. This article asks whether this claim is also valid beyond presidential systems. A long-term analysis of four cases (Britain, France, Sweden and Germany) over the 1866–2015 period leads to three preliminarily conclusions. First, executive prerogatives – the veto, privileges in the introduction …
How Legislative Democracy Creates Political Parties
The legitimacy of democracies rests on three fundamental requirements: individual freedoms, the ability to participate in elections, and the requirement of consent of an elected body to all legislation. This paper addresses the third of these requirements, legislative democracy. More precisely, it asks why legislative organization a) differs and b) changes over time. To comparatively explain the long-term evolution of legislative democracy, the p…
The Origins of Parliamentary Agenda Control
This paper aims to explain the origins of the rules of parliamentary agenda control, which can be regarded as the single most important institutional determinant of parliamentary power. Based on the premises of distributive bargaining, the paper develops a causal mechanism for the delegation of agenda control to the government majority. Given that only anti-system or anti-establishment parties strictly prefer to participate in plenary proceedings…
The Role of Governments in Legislative Agenda Setting
The Role of Governments in Legislative Agenda Setting Edited by Bjorn Erik Rasch and George Tsebelis Routledge, London, 2010, 304 pp., £75.00, ISBN 9780415481014 (hbk) Turning scholarly attention t
Staatliche Parteienfinanzierung und Politischer Wettbewerb
A Regional(ist) Party in Denial? The German PDS and its Arrival in Unified Germany
The (eastern) German Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) survived for 15 years post-unification as a de facto regionalist party. During this time its attempt to expand its electoral base into western Germany largely failed and it found itself forced to act as a regionalist party in denial. Events in 2002–05 changed this position fundamentally. This contribution analyses, first, how the PDS survived as a regionalist party pre-2002. It then outline…
Populism Personified or Reinvigorated Reformers? The German Left Party in 2009 and Beyond
Despite its recent electoral successes, the Left Party's position in the German party system is more fragile that it may at first appear. The Left Party gained support in 2005 largely on account of dissatisfaction with other parties and not because masses of voters were flocking to its (nominally socialist) cause. Not even a majority from within its own supporter base thought it possessed "significant problem solving competences." Rather, much of…
Staatliche Parteienfinanzierung und politischer Wettbewerb
Studien zu Fragen der Parteienfinanzierung haben bislang vor allem potenzielle Folgen unterschiedlicher Parteienfinanzierungsregimes beleuchtet. Michael Koß stellt die Frage nach den Ursachen für die Entwicklung von Parteienfinanzierungsregimes. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Einführung und Reform von staatlichen Zuwendungen an Parteien. Der Autor zeigt den Zusammenhang zwischen Reformen der staatlichen Parteienfinanzierung und dem politischen Wettbew…
Staatliche Parteienfinanzierung und politischer Wettbewerb
Zur Vereinbarkeit rationalistischer und kulturalistischer Ansätze in der Politikwissenschaft
Die „Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft“ versteht sich als Forum für die gesamte Politikwissenschaft. Sie bietet eine Plattform für alle Teildisziplinen und Felder sowie für alle Ansätze und Richtungen des Fachs. Als gemeinsames Band stehen dabei die Grundlagen-, Theorie- und Praxisorientierung sowie die kritische Diskussion im Vordergrund der wissenschaftlichen Beiträge
Between a rock and many Hard Places
It is now widely recognised that unification has led to an increased regionalisation of party politics in the Federal Republic. On the one hand a significant number of decision-making competencies within parties remain decentralised. On the other, regional party systems have become ever more differentiated both from each other and from that which exists at the national level. This article assesses to what extent there is any empirical evidence su…
The Role of Governments in Legislative Agenda Setting
The Role of Governments in Legislative Agenda Setting Edited by Bjorn Erik Rasch and George Tsebelis Routledge, London, 2010, 304 pp., £75.00, ISBN 9780415481014 (hbk) Turning scholarly attention t
The Origins of Parliamentary Agenda Control
This paper aims to explain the origins of the rules of parliamentary agenda control, which can be regarded as the single most important institutional determinant of parliamentary power. Based on the premises of distributive bargaining, the paper develops a causal mechanism for the delegation of agenda control to the government majority. Given that only anti-system or anti-establishment parties strictly prefer to participate in plenary proceedings…
Populism Personified or Reinvigorated Reformers? The German Left Party in 2009 and Beyond
Despite its recent electoral successes, the Left Party's position in the German party system is more fragile that it may at first appear. The Left Party gained support in 2005 largely on account of dissatisfaction with other parties and not because masses of voters were flocking to its (nominally socialist) cause. Not even a majority from within its own supporter base thought it possessed "significant problem solving competences." Rather, much of…
A Regional(ist) Party in Denial? The German PDS and its Arrival in Unified Germany
The (eastern) German Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) survived for 15 years post-unification as a de facto regionalist party. During this time its attempt to expand its electoral base into western Germany largely failed and it found itself forced to act as a regionalist party in denial. Events in 2002–05 changed this position fundamentally. This contribution analyses, first, how the PDS survived as a regionalist party pre-2002. It then outline…
Politicized Transnationalism
Existing research on the evolution of European integration has pitted economic against identity issues. In the economic sphere, governments are arguably able to pursue their preferences more independently. If, however, identity issues become politicized this is supposed to suggest that governments lose their dominant position in integration and gradually become agents of Eurosceptic parties and/or electorates. This article looks at a phenomenon n…
Between a rock and many Hard Places
It is now widely recognised that unification has led to an increased regionalisation of party politics in the Federal Republic. On the one hand a significant number of decision-making competencies within parties remain decentralised. On the other, regional party systems have become ever more differentiated both from each other and from that which exists at the national level. This article assesses to what extent there is any empirical evidence su…
Void’ democrats? The populist notion of ‘democracy’ in action
Populism is often seen as a threat to liberal democracy because of its rejection of constitutional constraints and emphasis on popular sovereignty. Others argue that populism is a corrective to mainstream politics and not necessarily anti-democratic. While the relationship between populism and democracy is widely debated in theory and empirically assessed by estimating the effect of populist rule, we analyse discursive references to democracy in …
When (and how) ideas become arguments
This article aims to explain the deviant German case of an early and comprehensive regulation of party donations (combining a high level of transparency and incentives for small donations). Given the limited explanatory power of economic and institutional factors, the article emphasises the causal role of ideas for a policy stabilisation which occurred after 1993. A process-tracing analysis suggests that the 1983–1993 reform period was characteri…
Executive Prerogatives in the Legislative Process and Democratic Stability
In their seminal Presidents and Assemblies, Shugart and Carey regard executive prerogatives over legislation as a potential threat to democratic stability. This article asks whether this claim is also valid beyond presidential systems. A long-term analysis of four cases (Britain, France, Sweden and Germany) over the 1866–2015 period leads to three preliminarily conclusions. First, executive prerogatives – the veto, privileges in the introduction …
How Legislative Democracy Creates Political Parties
The legitimacy of democracies rests on three fundamental requirements: individual freedoms, the ability to participate in elections, and the requirement of consent of an elected body to all legislation. This paper addresses the third of these requirements, legislative democracy. More precisely, it asks why legislative organization a) differs and b) changes over time. To comparatively explain the long-term evolution of legislative democracy, the p…
Zur Vereinbarkeit rationalistischer und kulturalistischer Ansätze in der Politikwissenschaft
Die „Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft“ versteht sich als Forum für die gesamte Politikwissenschaft. Sie bietet eine Plattform für alle Teildisziplinen und Felder sowie für alle Ansätze und Richtungen des Fachs. Als gemeinsames Band stehen dabei die Grundlagen-, Theorie- und Praxisorientierung sowie die kritische Diskussion im Vordergrund der wissenschaftlichen Beiträge
Between a rock and many Hard Places
It is now widely recognised that unification has led to an increased regionalisation of party politics in the Federal Republic. On the one hand a significant number of decision-making competencies within parties remain decentralised. On the other, regional party systems have become ever more differentiated both from each other and from that which exists at the national level. This article assesses to what extent there is any empirical evidence su…
Zur Vereinbarkeit rationalistischer und kulturalistischer Ansätze in der Politikwissenschaft
Die „Zeitschrift für Politikwissenschaft“ versteht sich als Forum für die gesamte Politikwissenschaft. Sie bietet eine Plattform für alle Teildisziplinen und Felder sowie für alle Ansätze und Richtungen des Fachs. Als gemeinsames Band stehen dabei die Grundlagen-, Theorie- und Praxisorientierung sowie die kritische Diskussion im Vordergrund der wissenschaftlichen Beiträge
Staatliche Parteienfinanzierung und politischer Wettbewerb
Studien zu Fragen der Parteienfinanzierung haben bislang vor allem potenzielle Folgen unterschiedlicher Parteienfinanzierungsregimes beleuchtet. Michael Koß stellt die Frage nach den Ursachen für die Entwicklung von Parteienfinanzierungsregimes. Im Mittelpunkt stehen die Einführung und Reform von staatlichen Zuwendungen an Parteien. Der Autor zeigt den Zusammenhang zwischen Reformen der staatlichen Parteienfinanzierung und dem politischen Wettbew…
Staatliche Parteienfinanzierung und politischer Wettbewerb
Staatliche Parteienfinanzierung und Politischer Wettbewerb
A Regional(ist) Party in Denial? The German PDS and its Arrival in Unified Germany
The (eastern) German Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) survived for 15 years post-unification as a de facto regionalist party. During this time its attempt to expand its electoral base into western Germany largely failed and it found itself forced to act as a regionalist party in denial. Events in 2002–05 changed this position fundamentally. This contribution analyses, first, how the PDS survived as a regionalist party pre-2002. It then outline…
Populism Personified or Reinvigorated Reformers? The German Left Party in 2009 and Beyond
Despite its recent electoral successes, the Left Party's position in the German party system is more fragile that it may at first appear. The Left Party gained support in 2005 largely on account of dissatisfaction with other parties and not because masses of voters were flocking to its (nominally socialist) cause. Not even a majority from within its own supporter base thought it possessed "significant problem solving competences." Rather, much of…
The Role of Governments in Legislative Agenda Setting
The Role of Governments in Legislative Agenda Setting Edited by Bjorn Erik Rasch and George Tsebelis Routledge, London, 2010, 304 pp., £75.00, ISBN 9780415481014 (hbk) Turning scholarly attention t
The Origins of Parliamentary Agenda Control
This paper aims to explain the origins of the rules of parliamentary agenda control, which can be regarded as the single most important institutional determinant of parliamentary power. Based on the premises of distributive bargaining, the paper develops a causal mechanism for the delegation of agenda control to the government majority. Given that only anti-system or anti-establishment parties strictly prefer to participate in plenary proceedings…
How Legislative Democracy Creates Political Parties
The legitimacy of democracies rests on three fundamental requirements: individual freedoms, the ability to participate in elections, and the requirement of consent of an elected body to all legislation. This paper addresses the third of these requirements, legislative democracy. More precisely, it asks why legislative organization a) differs and b) changes over time. To comparatively explain the long-term evolution of legislative democracy, the p…
Politicized Transnationalism
Existing research on the evolution of European integration has pitted economic against identity issues. In the economic sphere, governments are arguably able to pursue their preferences more independently. If, however, identity issues become politicized this is supposed to suggest that governments lose their dominant position in integration and gradually become agents of Eurosceptic parties and/or electorates. This article looks at a phenomenon n…
Executive Prerogatives in the Legislative Process and Democratic Stability
In their seminal Presidents and Assemblies, Shugart and Carey regard executive prerogatives over legislation as a potential threat to democratic stability. This article asks whether this claim is also valid beyond presidential systems. A long-term analysis of four cases (Britain, France, Sweden and Germany) over the 1866–2015 period leads to three preliminarily conclusions. First, executive prerogatives – the veto, privileges in the introduction …
Legislative Democracy in the Bundestag After Reunification
This article assesses the impact of reunification on the Bundestag from a historical institutionalist perspective. Accordingly, it focuses on procedural development and parties’ behaviour. More specifically, it analyses parties’ control of the legislative agenda and their willingness to obstruct this agenda. Prior to reunification, the Bundestag emerged as a working legislature with decentralised agenda control. Even though the Bundestag was vuln…
Der Brand hinter der Brandmauer
It is not clear what books written by politicians are all about, except for being part of a broader trend of autobiographical writing. In his essay, Michael Koß argues that the reasons politicians give for their policy claims warrant scholarly interest for their books. A close reading of three such books suggests that leading AfD politicians (Alexander Gauland, AliceWeidel, andMaximilian Krah) primarily refer to myths andnaturalise political, soc…
Void’ democrats? The populist notion of ‘democracy’ in action
Populism is often seen as a threat to liberal democracy because of its rejection of constitutional constraints and emphasis on popular sovereignty. Others argue that populism is a corrective to mainstream politics and not necessarily anti-democratic. While the relationship between populism and democracy is widely debated in theory and empirically assessed by estimating the effect of populist rule, we analyse discursive references to democracy in …
When (and how) ideas become arguments
This article aims to explain the deviant German case of an early and comprehensive regulation of party donations (combining a high level of transparency and incentives for small donations). Given the limited explanatory power of economic and institutional factors, the article emphasises the causal role of ideas for a policy stabilisation which occurred after 1993. A process-tracing analysis suggests that the 1983–1993 reform period was characteri…
Seien wir realistisch
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