Between Left and Right

Eric Langenbacher is a Visiting Assistant Professor and Director of Honors and Special Programs, Department of Government, Georgetown University. He did his graduate work in the Government Department and Center for German and European Studies at Georgetown, completing his Ph.D. with Distinction in 2002. Recent edited publications include Launching the Grand Coalition: The 2005 Bundestag Election and the Future of German Politics (Berghahn Books, 2006) and Power and the Past: Collective Memory and International Relations, with Yossi Shain (Georgetown University Press, 2010).

• Chapter 1. Lose-Lose Proposition: Policy Change and Party Politics in the Grand CoalitionClay Clemens Chapter 2. The Shrinking Elephants: The 2009 Election and the Changing Party SystemDavid P. Conradt Chapter 3. Bundestag Election 2009: Solidifying the Five Party SystemSteve Weldon and Andrea Nüsser Chapter 4. The SPD and the Debacle of the 2009 German Federal Election: An Opportunity for RenewalWilliam E. Paterson and James Sloam Chapter 5. Coalition Governance under Chancellor Merkel’s Grand Coalition: A Comparison of the Cabinets Merkel I and Merkel IIThomas SaalfeldChapter 6. Coalitions and Camps in the German Party System after the 2009 Bundestag ElectionFrank Decker and Jared Sonnicksen Chapter 7. Coalition Dynamics and the Changing German Party SystemCharlie Lees Chapter 8. Gender Quota Compliance and Contagion in the 2009 Bundestag ElectionLouise K. Davidson-Schmich Chapter 9. The Internet, Political Participation and Election Turnout: A Case Study of Germany’s http://www.abgeordnetenwatch.deHartwig PautzChapter 10. The Role of Foreign Policy in the 2009 Campaign and the Black-Yellow FutureJan Techau

“…this solidly crafted, intellectually hefty, but nevertheless relatively slender volume is highly recommend for those wishing to ‘go beyond the headlines’ of the 2009 federal election. Indeed, the book provides much more than a snapshot of the election through the exploration of some very important long-term developments in German politics – trends that are sure to manifest themselves in interesting and significant ways in future elections in the Federal Republic.” ·  German Studies Review