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Hierarchical, Decentralized, or Something Else? Opposition Networks in the German Bundestag
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Abstract
Members of the German parliament may force government to publicly answer questions by issuing minor interpellations (kleine Anfragen). We use 3,608 interpellations from the session 2009-13 that have been signed by authoring and supporting members to construct the social network of support relations ... view more
Members of the German parliament may force government to publicly answer questions by issuing minor interpellations (kleine Anfragen). We use 3,608 interpellations from the session 2009-13 that have been signed by authoring and supporting members to construct the social network of support relations among members within the three opposition parties. We find that parties differ markedly in terms of internal structure. While social democrats organize hierarchically, Greens cooperate horizontally. The network for socialist Linke in contrast shows signs of homophily and social segregation. Our approach yields a novel perspective on intraparty politics in parliamentary systems which are notoriously difficult to analyze.... view less
Keywords
Bundestag; Federal Republic of Germany; opposition; party; organizational structure; party politics; intraparty democracy; representative; network
Classification
Political Process, Elections, Political Sociology, Political Culture
Document language
English
Publication Year
2016
Page/Pages
p. 501-542
Journal
Legislative Studies Quarterly, 41 (2016) 2
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1111/lsq.12122
ISSN
1939-9162
Status
Postprint; peer reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications