The outcomes of the 2013 German Bundestag (federal parliament) are analyzed from the viewpoint of direct democracy. For … that representative democracy, as it is, guarantees no adequate representation of public opinion even in Germany with its … multiparty system and strong socialdemocratic traditions. To bridge approaches of representative and direct democracy, an …

democracy. For this purpose, the party positions on 36 topical issues are compared with the results of public opinion polls, and … it is shown that representative democracy, as it is, guarantees no adequate representation of public opinion, even in …

democracy "more representative" and "more democratic". This method has been approbated during the 2016 and 2017 elections of the …

and bottlenecks of the method that should be taken into account when preparing elections. …

democracy. The Third Vote has been approbated and improved during the 2016, 2017 and 2018 elections to the Student Parliament … economic implications of elections, or of single decisions like Bexit or involvement in a new war) is supposed to make vote … ballots have been taken from the StuPa-OMat - the KIT adaptation of the Wahl-O-Mat to the StuPa elections. However, the …

This is the last of four papers devoted to the 2021 German federal elections continuing our analysis of the 2009, 2013 … and 2017 Bundestag elections. It is shown that the policy representation by the Bundestag could be improved using the … defense spending?'-Yes/No, etc.), and the parties answer to these questions before the elections - as required by the Wahl …

This is the first of four articles on the 2025 German federal elections, continuing our analysis of the 2009, 2013 …, 2017 and 2021 elections. We begin with the 2023/24 electoral reform, which aimed to curb the uncontrolled growth of the …

This is the third out four papers on the 2025 German Bundestag elections continuing our analysis of the 2009, 2013 …, 2017 and 2021 elections. In particular, this paper contributes to the discussion of the imperfection of the German 2023 … spending?'-Yes/No, etc.), and the parties answer to these questions before the elections - as required by the Wahl-O-Mat, the …