“Das Grundgesetz ist unsere Leitkultur”

Eine verfassungsrechtliche und -theoretische Annäherung an die Gleichsetzung von Grundgesetz und Leitkultur

By (author) Katharina Lechner

Book cover: “Das Grundgesetz ist unsere Leitkultur”

Extent: 338 pages

Publisher: Duncker & Humblot

Series: Schriften zum Öffentlichen Recht

Series volume number: 1595

Language: German

Paperback (Published)

(July 2026)

ISBN: 9783428199105

6.18 x 9.17 inches

Price: $127.00

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»›The Constitution Is Our Guiding Culture‹. Constitutional Theory and Constitutional Law Perspectives on Equating the German Constitution with the concept of ›Leitkultur‹«: The very German concept of ›Leitkultur‹ as a »guiding culture« is often equated in political debate with the German constitution. But what does this actually mean? This study examines the constitutional and theoretical foundations of this claim through the core values of the ›Grundgesetz‹ and the principle of practical concordance and argues that this claim ultimately expresses a constitutional-theoretical expectation of consensus-oriented resolution of social conflicts.

  • By (author) Katharina Lechner