Bürgerbegehren und Bürgerentscheid in Tübingen – 1972 bis 2020

After local referendums were first introduced in Baden-Württemberg in 1956, there were 17 applications to initiate them in the university town of Tübingen.
The issues voted on were as varied as the discussions in the municipal council: they range from the development of a site on the banks of the Neckar to the prevention of traffic projects or the construction of a department store, right up to the ‘Radentscheid’ (an initiative to promote cycling in Tübingen), which is currently being carried out.
Many years of practice have contributed to a participatory understanding of local politics and have had a lasting impact on the composition of the local council.
In this book, students from Esslingen University of Applied Sciences under the guidance of Prof. Dr Christopher Schmidt examine this exciting chapter of Tübingen’s history.

With contributions by
Christopher A. Schmidt (Ed.), Roberto Fietz, Justyna Golenia, Judith Hain, Angela Parussis, Marius Scheinert