German Legislative Structure Reforms (Bicameralism)
Paper instructions:
Research paper arguing for or against an institutional reform in Germany. This paper should be in the form of an op-ed piece to a national newspaper. The voice should be from someone influential in a political party of your choice, be it the party leader, the prime minister, an ex-prime minister, a member of parliament, the mayor of a large city, etc. You need to make explicit
who you are speaking for and from what party.
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In your paper you should argue for or against an institutional reform in the legislative structure of the country (i.e. bicameralism).
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For example: your party might argue for creating a more powerful upper legislative chamber so as to better represent certain territorially concentrated interests.
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You can argue for or against an institutional reform that is currently being debated in the country, or you can make up a ffictional reform.
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Please be very specific about what reforms you think should or should not be introduced. In order to write this, you must have a grounded understanding of the institution that you pick and this must be conveyed in the op-ed. You can do this by either rst describing the institutional structure that you haven chosen, and then arguing for or against certain elements of it. Or, you can work your
understanding of the institutions you pick into the piece throughout.
We will grade you on the following criteria. First, it must be clear that you understand how the institution that you have chosen works in your country. In the case of the electoral system you should know the ballot structure, electoral formula, etc. If you are focusing on whether or not the party lists are open or closed, you must also make it clear that you understand the electoral formula (d’Hondt
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In the case of bicameralism you should understand well the nature and powers of the upper legislative chamber (if there is one), as well as the electoral system used to elect representatives for this upper chamber.)
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