Constitutional Politics in East Germany and the Grand Coalition State
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13002291 |
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| Authors | Reutter Werner (corresponding author) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 8 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | E-23 |
| Publication date | 2016-12-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Perspectives on Federalism (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2036-5438 • E-ISSN: 2036-5438 |
| Publisher | De Gruyter Open (PUBLISHER • PL) |
| DOI | 10.1515/pof-2016-0015 |
| OpenAlex | W2581634964 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 6 |
Constitutional politics seemingly corroborate the assumption that Germany is a Grand Coalition state. In this perspective German cooperative federalism and the supermajority required for any amendment to the constitution privilege bargaining and intertwined policy-making as modes of conflict resolution and thus support grand coalitions. In this paper I will explore whether this theory can explain constitutional politics in the German Länder. Firstly, I examine how far sub-national constitutional politics match the functioning of cooperative federalism that is a defining feature of the Grand Coalition state. Secondly, I examine sub-national constitutional politics in the five new Länder and bring the role parties played in this policy field to the fore. Overall, I conclude that cooperative federalism did not impact on constitutional politics in East Germany and that the features of consensus democracy are only partly able to explain law-making in this sector
Constitution · Constitutional economics · Constitutional law · Cooperative federalism · Democracy · Dual federalism · Federalism · German · Law and economics · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Privilege (computing · Sociology · State (computer science · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · Law · Law and Political Science · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration
| Highly cited | No |
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