With power eroding from the core, more and more citizens are turning to extra-parliamentary practices in order to influence change in a country. Julia Gundlach and Fabian Kunkel outline examples of these practices in Germany,… [Read more]
Tag: Democratic accountability
The case of Hans-Georg Maaßen – a success story for four, but a failure in public relations
Within the last two weeks, the German political debate has heated up. Due to a personal and political misstep by the head of an intelligence agency, the Grand Coalition between CDU, CSU and SPD was… [Read more]