Der Bonner Verfassungsrechtler Udo Di Fabio im GA-Interview „Gegenpositionen haben ihren Wert“
Interview · Gerade der diskursive Kompromiss sei das Herz der Demokratie - und ein Übermaß an Konformität kein geeignetes Mittel gegen zunehmende Polarisierung, sagt der Bonner Verfassungsrechtler Udo Di Fabio im Gespräch mit Rüdiger Franz.

Spiegelungen, Gleichklang, Konfrontation: In der Reichstagskuppel, scheint es, sind die Klangfarben der Demokratie allgegenwärtig. Die jüngsten Krisen sind ein Belastungstest für das Institutionengefüge und sein Verhältnis zum Volk
Foto: DPAKrisenzeiten gelten als Zeiten der Exekutive, Corona und Krieg in der Ukraine sind aktuelle Beispiele. Doch wie behaupten sich dabei Demokratie, Freiheitsrechte und Streitkultur? Rüdiger Franz sprach darüber mit dem Bonner Verfassungsrechtler Udo Di Fabio.
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