Education, Federalism and the 2013 Bundestag Elections

The cycle of introducing and recalibrating reforms has become a hallmark of German education policy; progress in updating institutions and policies and educational outcomes is dogged by chronic problems. The drivers of change have been a medley of interests, actors, and socio-economic conditions. Institutional change has blended with established policy-making patterns and a move towards greater ideological pragmatism. Due to its national significance, education is prominently positioned in coalition agreements that precede the formation of a new government but plays a marginal role in federal election campaigns. Its treatment in the 2013 coalition agreement between the CDU/CSU and the SPD reaffirms continuity in broad policy goals; the omission of important questions exposed ongoing battles over jurisdiction that are closely tied to conflicts over authority and funding. The results fit a pattern in which flexible policy adjustments and fund distribution result from negotiations among interlocking networks of policy entrepreneurs

Administration (probate law · Distribution (mathematics · Economics · Federalism · German · Government (linguistics · Ideology · Jurisdiction · Negotiation · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Pragmatism · Law · Policy Transfer and Learning · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration · Public Administration and Political Analysis

• Marble cake dreaming of layer cake

  Sabine Kropp, Nathalie Behnke•Regional & Federal Studies•2016

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