Parties and Politics in Modern Germany

by Braunthal, Gerard

• ISBN13: 9780813323831
• ISBN10: 0813323835
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-04-01
• Publisher: Westview Pr

Summary

This comprehensive text provides a detailed overview of the party system and politics of one of the most powerful states in the international arena. Noted scholar Gerard Braunthal surveys the parties in the Federal Republic of Germany and the German Democratic Republic after World War II and in the united Germany since 1990. By illustrating the central decisionmaking and stabilizing role the parties have played and continue to play in the political sphere, Braunthal's pioneering book fills a crucial gap in the study of German politics for scholars and students alike.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments	p. x
Acronyms	p. xi
Introduction	p. 1
Notes	p. 3
An International and Nation Overview	p. 5
Political Parties A Comparative Perspective	p. 7
Notes	p. 15
German Parties A Historical Perspective	p. 18
Notes	p. 33
West German Parties Since World War II	p. 35
The Party State Political Legitimacy	p. 37
Notes	p. 49
The Christian Democrats Right of Center	p. 51
Notes	p. 63
The Social Democrats Left of Center	p. 65
Notes	p. 77
The Free Democrats Keeping the Balance	p. 78
Notes	p. 87
The Greens Challenging the Establishment	p. 89
Notes	p. 98
Left and Right Radical Parties Protesting the System	p. 100
Notes	p. 109
East German Parties Since World War II	p. 111
The Socialist Unity Party and the Bloc Parties	p. 113
Notes	p. 124
The Turbulent Transition 1989-1990	p. 126
Notes	p. 139
	p. 141
The First Three Years	p. 143
Notes	p. 159
"Super" Election Year 1994	p. 161
Notes	p. 178
Conclusion	p. 181
Notes	p. 191
Appendix; Self-Portraitsof the Bundestag Parties, 1994	p. 195
Selected Bibliography	p. 200
About the Book and Author I	p. 204
Index	p. 205
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