Das Zusammenspiel von Regierungen und Interessengruppen in der Energiewendepolitik

Schiffers, Maximilian

doi:10.1007/978-3-658-23723-3_5

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“…Regarding organizational power , existing studies attest business groups have a stronger position than public interest groups and identity groups (Töller & Böcher, 2017, p. 545; Schiffers, 2019, p. 304; Schroeder, 2018, p. 124), even though the logic of member representation as a whole is controversially discussed (Strünck & Sack, 2016). Resulting from the single member's motivations, incentives, and abilities to organize, interest groups with a higher level of representation and members being able to pay a higher membership fee are clearly privileged.…”

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“…At the same time, the imbalance of structural and organizational power between opponent actors is why the political system can grant extraordinary institutional power to those groups in an inferior bargaining position (Schiffers, 2019, p. 44). Roundtables or special commissioners are intended to create a counterweight and strengthen the voice of—in our case—disabled people in accessible housing politics.…”

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“…Both in Hesse and Saxony‐Anhalt, political actors installed corporatist structures in the forms of representatives, round tables, or advisory councils to strengthen the voice of people with disabilities. Nonetheless, critics accuse this corporatism as symbolic and point to the close connections to social policy sectors instead of a higher authority approach (Slavici, 2022, p. 190; see also Schiffers, 2019, pp. 67–68).…”

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Mind the housing inclusion gap: The voice of people with disabilities in German housing politics

Slavici

2023

European Policy Analysis

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Accessible housing is essential for disabled and elderly people with physical restraints to live independently. In reality, however, there is a considerable lack of accessible housing in Germany. While investigating the reasons for this insufficient supply, this article discusses the underlying policy mix and scrutinizes German accessible housing politics. Based on 50 semi‐structured interviews in the two states Saxony‐Anhalt and Hesse, it identifies the weak political influence of disability lobbyists as the primary reason. Lacking structural, organizational, and institutional power, they do not get access to decision‐makers in housing politics but are labeled as social policy actors. On the other hand, housing and building industries have considerable resources to push their housing policy agenda. Nevertheless, the empirical findings clearly show the challenging endeavor of integrating social and building policies in accessible housing while contributing to the overarching understanding of politics in minor policy fields.

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