03191nam 2200745 a 450 991096184300332120240313074300.0978184779616518477961689781781701584178170158X9781847792327184779232410.7765/9781847792327(CKB)2560000000085780(EBL)1069518(OCoLC)818847212(SSID)ssj0000712775(PQKBManifestationID)12266689(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712775(PQKBWorkID)10650457(PQKB)10182033(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085697(OCoLC)990186705(MdBmJHUP)muse78087(Au-PeEL)EBL1069518(CaPaEBR)ebr10623297(MiAaPQ)EBC1069518(DE-B1597)660765(DE-B1597)9781847792327(Perlego)1526289(EXLCZ)99256000000008578020060822d2006 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGerman electoral politics /Geoffrey K. Roberts1st ed.Manchester ;New York Manchester University Press ;New York Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave20061 online resource (173 p.)Issues in German PoliticsIssues in German politicsDescription based upon print version of record.9780719069901 0719069904 Includes bibliographical references (p. [143]-153) and index.9780719069901; 9780719069901; Contents; Preface; Abbreviations; Glossary; 1 Elections, parties and the political system; 2 The German electoral system; 3 Political parties and electoral politics; 4 The public and electoral politics; 5 Election campaigns, 1949-2002; 6 Second-order elections; 7 Conclusion; Appendix 1 Turnout and the allocation of seats to Länder; Bibliography; IndexThe study of German electoral politics has been neglected of late, despite being one of the most pervasive elements of the German political process Geoffrey Roberts exciting new book argues that concentration on electoral politics facilitates deeper understanding and appreciation of German political system It provides explanations and analysis of the federal electoral system, its evolution and the challenges which have been made to its format; discusses the role of electoral politics in relation to political parties It goes on to evaluate the effectiveness of the German electoral system in relIssues in German politics.ElectionsGermanyPolitics, PracticalGermanyGermanyPolitics and government20th centuryElectionsPolitics, Practical324.943Roberts Geoffrey K285109MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910961843003321German electoral politics4361853UNINA