Five leading German political parties and their coalitions are evaluated with regard to party manifestos and results of the 2005 parliamentary elections. For this purpose, the party manifestos are converted into Yes/No answers to 95 topical questions (Relax the protection against dismissals?...

Im Rahmen einer empirischen Längsschnittstudie (von 1980-2004) wurde ein Sample der Hamburger Schulabschlusskohorte 1979 in bisher 16 Befragungswellen (etwa jede 1 1/2 Jahre) kontinuierlich über Familie, Erwerbsarbeit und politische Partizipation im Lebenslauf befragt. Der Artikel stellt...

Five German leading parties and their coalitions are evaluated from the viewpoint of direct democracy. For this purpose, the positions of the parties on over 30 topical issues are compared with the results of polls of public opinion. The outcomes are summarized in the indices of popularity and...