Explaining the Frequency of Constitutional Change in the German "Länder": Institutional and Party Factors

In this article, we try to explain why some German Land constitutions are changed more frequently than others. Notably, we consider three arguments: first, we point out that subnational constitutional politics are an important, permanent, and salient issue in the German Länder. Second, we examine th...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Publius 2016-01, Vol.46 (1), p.103-127
Hauptverfasser:	Reutter, Werner, Lorenz, Astrid
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Constitution Constitutional amendments Constitutional law Constitutions Germany Interpretation and construction Land law National identity Political parties Politics State government
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