Electoral competition and policy-making under the fourth Merkel government: driven by ‘Fridays for future’ and the pandemic?

Did electoral competition shape the policies of the fourth Merkel government? We answer this question in five steps. First, we theoretically discuss under which conditions electoral competition affects public policies. Only in publicly salient issue areas in which opposition parties advocate credibl...

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Hauptverfasser: Zohlnhöfer, Reimut (VerfasserIn) , Engler, Fabian (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2024
In: German politics
Year: 2024, Jahrgang: 33, Heft: 2, Pages: 223-245
ISSN:1743-8993
DOI:10.1080/09644008.2023.2198213
Online-Zugang:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1080/09644008.2023.2198213
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