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The Effects of Covid-19 on the Functioning of Parliaments: A Comparison of France, Germany, Ireland and Israel

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • start year

    2020

  • Funder

    Volkswagen Stiftung

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof Dr and Dr Thomas Saalfeld, Olivier Rozenberg, Ittai Bar-Siman-Tov

  • Research Location

    France, Germany
    …

  • Lead Research Institution

    Universität Bamberg

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Other secondary impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

Government responses to Covid-19 have included some of the most powerful peacetime interventions in economic, social and political life. In a comparison of four parliaments, an international team of researchers will examine how the chambers' law-making and scrutiny functions as well as their role as central arenas for public debate were affected during and after the crisis. This longer-term perspective beyond the crisis will allow drawing lessons about the resilience of parliamentary institutions in liberal democracies facing policy challenges characterized by extremely high risks.