The German Election of 2005: Voters, Parties and Grand Coalition Politics

by Clemens; Clay

• ISBN13: 9780415447652
• ISBN10: 0415447658
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2008-01-24
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

Leading experts from Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States analyse the background to the German election of 2005 and provide in-depth studies of the campaign, candidates, voters' behaviour and immediate consequences of the election.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 1
The Road to 2005: The Policy of Economic Modernisation	p. 13
The German Party System(s) in 2005 : A Return to Volkspartei Dominance	p. 27
Beyond the Scandals? Party Funding and the 2005 German Elections	p. 42
The Campaign and its Dynamics at the 2005 German General Election	p. 59
Candidates in the 2005 Bundestag Election: Mode of Candidacy, Campaigning and Issues	p. 86
Schroder's Last Campaign: An Analysis of the 2005 Bundestag Election in Context	p. 105
Economic Conditions, Unemployment and Perceived Government Accountability	p. 126
Candidate Images in the 2005 German National Election	p. 147
Elements of Surprise: The 2005 Election and the Formation of the Grand Coalition	p. 166
The Scope for Policy Change After the 2005 Election: Veto Players and Intra-Party Decision Making	p. 186
Conclusions: The Election of 2005 in Context	p. 199
Index	p. 203
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