"Like no other publication in English - or in German for that matter - this volume offers a truly comprehensive analysis of Germany's Red-Green government. The contributors, all experts in their field, provide critical insights into this government's policies, politics, preferences, and performance. A must read for students of Germany, Europe, and comparative politics." - Andrei S. Markovits, The Karl W. Deutsch Professor of Comparative Politics and German Studies, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor "This is a remarkable and much needed book by mostly native German political scientists about the current politics of their country, including its relations to the contemporary United States. Just the kind of insights we need to understand the outside world. Palgrave Macmillan should be congratulated on this departure from the current numbing hegemony of neoconservative and jingoistic attitudes that seek to shut out the world." - Peter H. Merkl, University of California, Santa Barbara