German federalism is one of the most unitary in the world. It started from assumptions based on the subsidiarity principle. They still are to be found in the German constitution.
The lack of a federalism culture, the output orientation of German politics that stresses the sameness of living conditions, and party-political centralization have shaped Germany’s federalism. The last three reforms of German federalism 2006, 2009, and 2017 have all contributed to more centralism and shared decision-making of the federal government and the Land executives.
In the context of this centralized perspective on federalism and the preference of uniformity, we will discuss the federal elections of September 2021 and what impact, if any, they will have on German politics and on the future of German federalism particularly.
To join please register via the following link (you will be asked for your name, email address, company, preferred language and country of residence): https://bit.ly/3nrOKPm After you register, you will receive an email containing the link to the Zoom session on September 28th.
We recommend that you log in 5-10 minutes before the beginning of the session. You will be able to use the “Q&A” option in Zoom during the session. Please note that questions can be viewed by all event participants. If you experience technical problems during the registration process, or in accessing the Zoom session, please send an email to federalism@hss.de
