Rules in Perspective on Ep. 36: Direct Democracy in Germany | By Stephan Kyburz

13 min • 14 februari 2023

Rules in Perspective is a new segment on Rules of the Game – discussing democratic institutions. In this new segment I review and comment on my own podcast episodes.

In this episode of Rules in Perspective I review the podcast episode 36 on Current Developments of Direct Democracy in Germany with Jan Renner.

My three takeaways:

On the people's initiative in Bavaria
On citizens' assemblies and direct democracy
On the history of direct democracy in Germany

Listen to episode 36 and find the show notes here: https://rulesofthegame.blog/current-developments-of-direct-democracy-in-germany/

Referenced paper by Andreas Rohner (2011): https://www.zora.uzh.ch/id/eprint/94811/1/C2D_WP38.pdf

Mehr Demokratie (More Democracy) Germany: https://www.mehr-demokratie.de/english

It would be great to hear your opinion and feedback on this new format. If you want to send me an email, you can reach me at [email protected]. If you find my discussions interesting and you’d like to support my work, consider buying me a coffee at https://www.buymeacoffee.com/rulesofthegame

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