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Patterns of Law-making in Germany's Multilevel System

The Populist Challenge in Parliament

Flexible Majorities as an Alternative to Rigid Majority Coalitions in Germany

Migration and Integration

2002

Social Conflicts and Dynamics of Party Competition in Times of Migration and Integration

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Monographie

Bräuninger, Thomas , Marc Debus , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker (2020): Parteienwettbewerb in den deutschen Bundesländern. More

Edited Book

(2019): Democratic Representation in Multi-level Systems : the Vices and Virtues of Regionalisation. More

(2009): Parlamente, Agendasetzung und Vetospieler. Festschrift für Herbert Döring. More

Book Chapter

Bräuninger, Thomas , Marc Debus , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker (2019): Die programmatischen Positionen der deutschen Parteien zur Bundestagswahl 2017: Ergebnisse einer Expertenbefragung. More

Stecker, Christian (2018): Germany. Heated debates but cooperative behaviour. More

Stecker, Christian (2017): Parteien und Fraktionsgeschlossenheit auf der kommunalen Ebene. More

Ganghof, Steffen , Christian Stecker , Bjorn Erik Rasch , Shane Martin , José Antonio Cheibub (2015): Investiture Rules in Germany: Stacking the Deck against Minority Governments. More

Stecker, Christian , Klaus H. Goetz (2014): Government at the Centre. More

Ganghof, Steffen , Christian Stecker (2008): Das institutionelle Design parlamentarischer Demokratien: Zum Zusammenspiel von Wahl- und Gesetzgebungssystemen. More

Schmitt, Hermann (2008): The Nature of European Issues: Conceptual Clarifications and Some Empirical Evidence. More

Journal Article

Kölzer, Julius , Marc Debus , Christian Stecker (9998): Alte Wurzeln, neue Wurzeln? Zum Einfluss früherer rechtsradikaler Unterstützung auf den AfD-Wahlerfolg bei der Europawahl 2024. Politische Vierteljahresschrift, pp. (publ. online before print). More

Debus, Marc , Julius Diener , Noam Himmelrath , Christian Stecker (2025): What do Germans of Russian and Turkish migration background think about sanctions against Russia?. Research & Politics, More

Gross, Martin , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker , Marc Debus (2025): Navigating complexity: exploring the changing dynamics of coalition avoidance in Germany, 1946-2023. Regional and Federal Studies, 35, 1, pp. 51-73. More

Debus, Marc , Noam Himmelrath , Christian Stecker (2024): How a history of migration affects individuals’ political attitudes. Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, 50, 8, pp. 1886-1903. More

Jankowski, Michael , Anna-Sophie Kurella , Christian Stecker , Andreas Blätte , Thomas Bräuninger , Marc Debus , Jochen Müller , Susanne Pickel (2022): Die Positionen der Parteien zur Bundestagswahl 2021: Ergebnisse des Open Expert Surveys. Politische Vierteljahresschrift/German Political Science Quarterly, 63, pp. 53-72. More

Paasch, Jana , Christian Stecker (2021): When Europe hits the subnational authorities: the transposition of EU directives in Germany between 1990 and 2018. Journal of Public Policy, 41, 4, pp. 798 - 817. More

Stecker, Christian (2020): Wie Koalitionsdisziplin den parlamentarischen Mehrheitswillen blockieren kann. GWP – Gesellschaft. Wirtschaft. Politik, 69, 1, pp. 71-77. More

Kortmann, Matthias , Christian Stecker , Tobias Weiß (2019): Filling a Representation Gap? How Populist and Mainstream Parties Address Muslim Immigration and the Role of Islam. Representation: Journal of Representative Democracy, 55, 4, pp. 435-456. More

Willumsen, David M. , Christian Stecker , Klaus H. Goetz (2019): Do electoral district size and diversity affect legislative behaviour?. Australian Journal of Political Science, 54, 1, pp. 37-64. More

Kortmann, Matthias , Christian Stecker (2019): Party competition and immigration and integration policies: a comparative analysis. Comparative European Politics, 17, 1, pp. 72-91. More

Bräuninger, Thomas , Marc Debus , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker (2019): Party Competition and Government Formation in Germany: Business as Usual or New Patterns?. German Politics, 28, 1, pp. 80-100. More

Stecker, Christian , Marc Debus (2019): Refugees Welcome? Zum Einfluss der Flüchtlingsunterbringung auf den Wahlerfolg der AfD bei der Bundestagswahl 2017 in Bayern. Politische Vierteljahresschrift/German Political Science Quarterly, 60, 2, pp. 299-323. More

Willumsen, David M. , Christian Stecker , Klaus H. Goetz (2018): The electoral connection in staggered parliaments: Evidence from Australia, France, Germany and Japan. European Journal of Political Research, 57, 3, pp. 759-780. More

Däubler, Thomas , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker (2018): Assessing democratic representation in multi‐level democracies. West European Politics, 41, 3, pp. 541-564. More

Schröder, Valentin , Christian Stecker (2018): The Temporal Dimension of Issue Competition. Party Politics, 24, 6, pp. 708–718. More

Stecker, Christian , Markus Tausendpfund (2016): Multidimensional government-citizen congruence and satisfaction with democracy. European Journal of Political Research, 55, 3, pp. 492-511. More

Bräuninger, Thomas , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker (2016): Modeling Preferences Using Roll Call Votes in Parliamentary Systems. Political Analysis, 24, 2, pp. 189-210. More

Stecker, Christian (2016): The effects of federalism reform on the legislative process in Germany. Regional and Federal Studies, 26, 5, pp. 604-624. More

Stecker, Christian (2015): How effects on party unity vary across votes. Party Politics, 21, 5, pp. 791-802. More

Stecker, Christian (2015): Parties on the Chain of Federalism: Position-Taking and Multi-Level Party Competition in Germany. West European Politics, 38, 6, pp. 1305-1326. More

Müller, Jochen , Christian Stecker (2014): Zur Aussagekraft von Idealpunktschätzungen in parlamentarischen Systemen. Eine Analyse potentieller Auswahlverzerrungen. Jahrbuch für Handlungs- und Entscheidungstheorie, 8, pp. 85-111. [ Wiesbaden, ] More

Delius, Martin , Michael Koß , Christian Stecker (2013): „Ich erkenne also Fraktionsdisziplin grundsätzlich auch an...“ – Innerfraktioneller Dissens in der SPD-Fraktion der Großen Koalition 2005-2009. Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen, 44, 3, pp. 546-566. More

Ganghof, Steffen , Christian Stecker , Sebastian Eppner , Katja Heeß (2012): Flexible und inklusive Mehrheiten? Eine Analyse der Gesetzgebung der Minderheitsregierung in NRW. Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen, 43, 4, pp. 887-900. More

Stecker, Christian (2011): Bedingungsfaktoren der Fraktionsgeschlossenheit. Eine vergleichende Analyse der deutschen Länderparlamente. Politische Vierteljahresschrift, 52, 3, pp. 424-447. More

Stecker, Christian (2011): Namentliche Abstimmungen als Währung individueller Verantwortlichkeit? Eine vergleichende Analyse der deutschen Länderparlamente. Zeitschrift für Vergleichende Politikwissenschaft, 5, 2, pp. 303-328. More

Harle, Isabella , Christian Stecker (2011): Die Initiativtätigkeit des Bundesrates im Lichte der Parteipolitisierungshypothese. Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen, 42, 2, pp. 325-334. More

Zubek, Radoslaw , Christian Stecker (2010): Legislatures and Policy Uncertainty: Evidence from East Central Europe. Journal of Public Policy, 30, 1, pp. 63-80. More

Stecker, Christian (2010): Causes of Roll Call Vote supply. Journal of Legislative Studies, 16, 4, pp. 438-459. More

Stecker, Christian (2010): The Land Election in Brandenburg 2009. German Politics, 19, 2, pp. 254-261. More

Miller, Bernhard , Christian Stecker (2008): Consensus by Default? Interaction of Government and Opposition parties in the committees of the German Bundestag.. German Politics, 17, 3, pp. 305-322. More

Presentation

Debus, Marc , Noam Himmelrath , Christian Stecker (2023): How a history of migration affects citizens’ political attitudes. More

Debus, Marc , Leon Siefken , Christian Stecker (2023): When three quarrel, who rejoices? Intra-coalition conflict and the evaluation of parties and democracy. More

Paasch, Jana , Christian Stecker (2019): EU Implementation beyond the National Level – An Analysis of the Sixteen German Regional Parliaments between 1990 and 2018. More

Blätte, Andreas , Marcel Lewandowsky , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker (2019): Amusement, laughter and applause: Alternative sources for ideal point estimation?. More

Blätte, Andreas , Marcel Lewandowsky , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker (2019): Policing, Muslims and Populism Parliamentary Discourse in Germany during the European Migrant Crisis. More

Schnaudt, Christian , Christian Stecker (2019): Immigration and integration as ‘flash issues’: How the refugee crisis has altered electoral behavior in Europe. More

Blätte, Andreas , Marina König , Marcel Lewandowsky , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker , Tobias Weiß (2019): Nach Köln…“ – Die Flüchtlingskrise, die Kölner Silvesterereignisse und der parlamentarische Diskurs. More

Schnaudt, Christian , Christian Stecker (2019): Immigration and integration as ‘flash issues’: How the refugee crisis has altered electoral behavior in Europe. More

Paasch, Jana , Christian Stecker (2019): Better late than never? EU Implementation beyond the National Level – An Analysis of the Sixteen German Regional Parliaments between 1990 and 2018. More

Bräuninger, Thomas , Marc Debus , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker (2018): Jamaica, minority government or grand coalition? Government formation after the Bundestagwahl 2017. More

Kortmann, Matthias , Christian Stecker , Tobias Weiß (2018): Politicizing Islam: How Populism Changes the Relevance of Islam in Electoral Manifestos. More

Stecker, Christian , Marc Debus (2018): Refugees Welcome? The presence of refugees and the electoral success of the right-wing populist AfD in Germany. More

Paasch, Jana , Christian Stecker , Jale Tosun (2018): Party Competition and Implementation of European Law in the Multi-level Polity of Germany. More

Bräuninger, Thomas , Marc Debus , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker (2018): Party Competition and Government Formation in Germany: Business as Usual or New Patterns?. More

Bräuninger, Thomas , Marc Debus , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker (2018): Business as usual? Party competition and government formation in Germany following the refugee crisis. More

Debus, Marc , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker (2017): Group-serving bias and confirmation bias von Wählern im Spiegel der Politbarometerdaten. More

Paasch, Jana , Christian Stecker (2017): Better late than never? – The transposition of EU directives in the German regional parliaments between 1990 and 2016. More

Rosset, Jan , Christian Stecker (2016): Policy Congruence in Europe: A Multidimensional Approach. More

Willumsen, David M. , Christian Stecker , Klaus H. Goetz (2016): When to review, when to oppose? Bicameralism and legitimacy in the Australian Senate. More

Popa, Sebastian Adrian , Jan Rosset , Christian Stecker (2016): What favors the congruence between citizens and their governments? Multi-dimensional ideological congruence and party systems. More

Kortmann, Matthias , Christian Stecker (2016): Party Competition and Policies of Immigrant Integration in Germany. More

Stecker, Christian (2016): Stoßen Mehrheitskoalitionen auf Länderebene an ihre Grenzen und welche Alternativen gäbe es?. More

Popa, Sebastian Adrian , Jan Rosset , Christian Stecker (2016): What favors the congruence between citizens and their governments? Multidimensional ideological congruence and party systems. More

Paasch, Jana , Christian Stecker (2016): Backbenchers to the Front? Parliamentary Questions in National Parliaments as a Communicative Instrument in EU Affairs. More

Rosset, Jan , Christian Stecker (2016): Policy Congruence in Europe: A Multidimensional Approach. More

Stecker, Christian (2016): Parteimitgliedschaft und Parteipolitisierung der kommunalen Ebene. More

Müller, Jochen , Christian Stecker (2015): Disentangling parties' policy shifts: "Law and Order" in European Manifestos. More

Stecker, Christian (2015): Caught in the Core – How majority coalitions prevent median policies. More

Stecker, Christian (2015): Less conflict in times of crisis? Government-Opposition Dynamics in Germany. More

Schröder, Valentin , Christian Stecker (2015): Was wirklich zählt: Namentliche Abstimmungen als Kommunikationsmittel von Koalitionsparteien. More

Stecker, Christian , Markus Tausendpfund (2015): Multi-dimensional government-citizen congruence and satisfaction with democracy. More

Kortmann, Matthias , Christian Stecker (2015): Party Competition and Policies of Immigrant Integration in Germany. More

Goetz, Klaus H. , Christian Stecker , David M. Willumsen (2014): Heterotemporal Parliamentarism: Does staggered membership renewal matter?. More

Bräuninger, Thomas , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker (2013): Strategic voting in roll calls. Pitfalls of ideal point estimation in parliamentary systems. More

Müller, Jochen , Christian Stecker (2012): Dimensionality and legislative voting. Evidence from the German Länder. More

Müller, Jochen , Christian Stecker (2011): Political Dimensionality in the German state parliaments. More

Web Articles

Debus, Marc , Julius Kölzer , Christian Stecker (2024): Rekorde im Westen – welche Faktoren erklären die Zugewinne der AfD in Hessen und Bayern?. More

Journal

Däubler, Thomas , Jochen Müller , Christian Stecker (2018): Regionalisation – virtue or vice? Assessing democratic representation in multi-level democracies. More

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