Territory and party:explaining public policy variation in the German Länder

Abstract

This paper discusses in way in which partisan influence upon public policy, and wider historical, political and institutional pressures, can operate on a regional level and can lead to divergent policies existing within a nation-state. It offers an empirical discussion of two policy areas (education and childcare) at the regional Level (the level of the Länder) in Germany, confirming that both the partisan composition of regional government, and also wider institutional and historical pressures, exert a clear influence upon policy, lead to sharply variations in policy within the nation state. Two conclusions can be drawn: that the region cab be an important unit of analysis in Political Science and Public Policy, and that scholars of policy change may find the regional level fertile ground in analysing wider political phenomena.

Divisions: College of Business and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences & Humanities > Politics, History and International Relations
College of Business and Social Sciences > School of Social Sciences & Humanities > Aston Centre for Europe
Event Title: American Political Science Association Conference 2011
Event Type: Other
Event Dates: 2011-09-01 - 2011-09-04
Last Modified: 26 Dec 2023 09:52
Date Deposited: 10 May 2012 12:51
PURE Output Type: Paper
Published Date: 2011
Authors: Turner, Ed (ORCID Profile 0000-0003-4658-7321)

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