Launching the Grand Coalition

The 2005 Bundestag Election and the Future of German Politics

Häftad, Engelska, 2007

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This edited volume, which brings together the leading experts in German politics from around the US and Germany, combines rich descriptive data with insightful analyses regarding one of the most dramatic and important election years in postwar Germany. A variety of more specialized issues and perspectives is addressed, including the transatlantic relationship, EU policy, voting behavior and far Right parties. This book will be essential reading for students of German, European and comparative politics.

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Utgivningsdatum2007-01-01
Mått152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt304 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor212
FörlagBerghahn Books
ISBN9781845452834

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Introduction: The Drama of 2005 and the Future of German PolitiicsEric LangenbacherChapter 1. The Tipping Point: The 2005 Election and the Deconsolidation of the German Party System?David ConradtChapter 2. The Extraordinary Bundestag Election of 2005: The Interplay of Long-term Trends and Short-term FactorsHermann Schmitt and Andreas M. WüstChapter 3. The Grand Coalition: Precedents and ProspectsLudger HelmsChapter 4. From High Hopes to On-going Defeat: The New Extreme Right's Political Mobilization and its National Electoral Failure in GermanyLars RensmannChapter 5. Angela Merkel: What Does it Mean to Run as a Woman?Myra Marx-FerreeChapter 6. Merkel's EU Policy: "Kohl's Mädchen" or Interest-driven Politics?Dorothee HeisenbergChapter 7. The Change in Government and Transatlantic RelationsJackson JanesChapter 8. Honecker's Revenge: The Enduring Legacy of German Unification in the 2005 ElectionJeffrey Kopstein and Daniel ZiblattChapter 9. From the Outside In: Angela Merkel and the CDUClay ClementsNotes on ContributorsIndex