LEADER 03425nam 2200805 a 450 001 9910808242403321 005 20240313074300.0 010 $a1-84779-616-8 010 $a1-78170-158-X 010 $a1-84779-232-4 024 7 $a10.7765/9781847792327 035 $a(CKB)2560000000085780 035 $a(EBL)1069518 035 $a(OCoLC)818847212 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000712775 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)12266689 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000712775 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10650457 035 $a(PQKB)10182033 035 $a(StDuBDS)EDZ0000085697 035 $a(OCoLC)990186705 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse78087 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL1069518 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10623297 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC1069518 035 $a(DE-B1597)660765 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781847792327 035 $a(EXLCZ)992560000000085780 100 $a20060822d2006 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aGerman electoral politics /$fGeoffrey K. Roberts 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aManchester ;$aNew York $cManchester University Press ;$aNew York $cDistributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave$d2006 215 $a1 online resource (173 p.) 225 0 $aIssues in German Politics 225 0$aIssues in German politics 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-7190-6990-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [143]-153) and index. 327 $a9780719069901; 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 La?nder; Bibliography; Index 330 $aThe study of German electoral politics has been neglected of late, despite being one of the most pervasive elements of the German political process Geoffrey Roberts exciting new book argues that concentration on electoral politics facilitates deeper understanding and appreciation of German political system It provides explanations and analysis of the federal electoral system, its evolution and the challenges which have been made to its format; discusses the role of electoral politics in relation to political parties It goes on to evaluate the effectiveness of the German electoral system in rel 410 0$aIssues in German politics. 606 $aElections$zGermany 606 $aPolitics, Practical$zGermany 607 $aGermany$xPolitics and government$y20th century 610 $aGerman electoral politics. 610 $aGerman political process. 610 $aGerman politics. 610 $aGermany. 610 $acomposition of governments. 610 $aelections. 610 $afederal electoral system. 610 $apermanent election campaign. 610 $apolitical parties. 610 $asecond-order elections. 615 0$aElections 615 0$aPolitics, Practical 676 $a324.943 700 $aRoberts$b Geoffrey K$0285109 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910808242403321 996 $aGerman electoral politics$94074304 997 $aUNINA