Parliaments in the Pandemic

Sven T. Siefken is Professor of Political Science at the Federal University of Applied Administrative Sciences in Brühl, Germany, and Adjunct Faculty at the Hertie School in Berlin.Petra Guasti is Associate Professor of Democratic Theory at Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic.

• 1. Parliaments in the Pandemic: Introduction to an Unexpected Research Collaboration 2. The State of Research about Parliaments in the Pandemic 3. Methodology of Comparative Research on Parliaments in the Pandemic Part 1: Comparative Analyses of Parliamentary Functions 4. The Uneven Digital Transformation of Parliaments in the Pandemic: Virtual, Hybrid, or In-Person? 5. Elections and Government Formation during the Covid-19 Pandemic 6. Resilience in Legislation during the Covid-19 Pandemic 7. Parliamentary Control and Oversight during the Pandemic 8. Communication, Engagement and Perceptions of Parliaments in the Pandemic 9. The Pandemic Crisis, the Government and the Opposition Parties: A Comparative Analysis 10. Parliamentary Conduct during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Conflict, Compromise and their Consequences 11. A Qualitative Comparative Analysis of Parliamentary Activity during the Covid-19 Pandemic: Legislatures under Pressure 12. Theorizing the Developmental Patterns of Parliamentary Institutions in the Covid-19 Pandemic Part 2: Country Case Studies of Parliaments in the Pandemic 13. The Czech Parliament during the Covid-19 Pandemic 14. The German Bundestag during Covid-19: Resilient, but a Weak Communicator 15. The Knesset in the Pandemic: A Parliament amid Weak Institutional Settings and Overlapping Crises 16. The Parliament of New Zealand during the Pandemic: Adaptation and Innovation 17. The Slovak Parliament in the Pandemic: A Test of Parliamentary Strength 18. The Tanzanian Parliament’s Response to Covid-19: The Verdict is Out 19. The United States Congress in the Covid-19 Pandemic: Institutional Responses and Rapid Adjustments 20. Executive-Legislative Dynamics during the Covid-19 Pandemic under the Korean Presidential System Part 3: Conclusion 21. Learning for Future Crises from Parliaments in the Pandemic