How do elected representatives understand democracy and their own role in it?
In a new paper with @haefner and [email protected] in German Politics, we present results of a survey conducted among German legislators in state parliaments and the Bundestag in 2022.
@landwehr_c@haefner@politicalscience@stallbaum If „Democracy's resilience arguably depends on political elites' loyalty to the political system“ something is very wrong with the political system…
Should we adjust the ideal of #Democracy to institutional reality or should we try to bring reality closer to the ideal?
In a new paper 🎉 , @VerglPolwi and I argue that deliberative responsiveness constitutes a promise representative democracy can fulfill.
We show how contemporary democracies struggle to meet this standard and discuss three institutional innovations to improve deliberative responsiveness.
@landwehr_c@academicchatter@politicalscience It is a great city to walk & gawk, and ride around on the back of trams just for the heck of it, if the tail of the tram is still alot of window.