@article{2017:vogeler:parteiendi,
title = {Parteiendifferenz in der deutschen Tierschutzpolitik – Gestaltungsspielraum der Länder in neuen Politikfeldern?},
year = {2017},
note = {In what ways do political parties shape policymaking in the German
single states? This question is analyzed by the interrelation of
government coalitions and policy formulation in the field of animal
welfare policy . The study reveals that major differences exist
between the political parties concerning the priority of animal
welfare as well as its details and that different political coalitions
in the federal governments are an important explanatory variable for
divergent animal welfare policy . Changes towards the improvement of
this  policy - especially for farm animals - are predominantly driven
by state governments in which the Green party is a partner in the
government coalition . By systematically including animal welfare
policies into policy analysis for the first time in Germany the study
creates the foundations for future research perspectives within this
disregarded policy field .},
journal = {ZParl Zeitschrift für Parlamentsfragen},
pages = {634--656},
author = {Vogeler, Colette S.},
volume = {48},
number = {3}
}