Bertelsmann Stiftung (ed.)

Policy Brief 4/2021 - Modern governance How the traffic light coalition could modernize joint governance – three suggestions

Format Type
PDF
Date of publication
15/12/2021
Edition
1. edition

Price

Free of charge

Description

Governing with flexible majorities expands the scope for political action. Despite this, the traffic light coalition continues to rely exclusively on rigid majorities, loyalty oaths and rigid coalition discipline. There are other ways of making modern governance work in a multi-party system.

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