The Political System of Germany

Explains in detail how the Bundestag electoral system works after the 2020 reform Discusses how the fiscal equalization mechanism is organized Considers how the role of the Federal Council as veto player has changed over time

Autorentext

Dr. Florian Grotz ist Professor für Politikwissenschaft, insbesondere Vergleichende Regierungslehre am Institut für Politikwissenschaft der Helmut-Schmidt-Universität der Bundeswehr Hamburg. Dr. Wolfgang Schroeder ist Professor für das "Politisches System der BRD - Staatlichkeit im Wandel" an der Universität Kassel und Fellow am Wissenschaftszentrum Berlin für Sozialforschung (WZB).

Inhalt

Chapter 1: The political system of Germany: Analytical and historical foundations.- Chapter 2. The Basic Law: Constitutional foundations.- Chapter 3. The European Union: The supranational framework.- Chapter 4. The federal order.- Chapter 5. Elections and the electoral system.- Chapter 6. Political parties and the party system.- Chapter 7. Interest groups and the system of associations.- Chapter 8. The media and the media system.- Chapter 9. The German Bundestag: The legislature.- Chapter 10. The federal government and the federal president: The dual executive.- Chapter 11. The Bundesrat.- Chapter 12. The Federal Constitutional Court.- Chapter 13. The government systems of the German states.- Chapter 14. Politics and administration at the local level.- Chapter 15. A resilient democracy? The German political system under scrutiny.