Launching the grand coalition : the 2005 Bundestag election and the future of German politics / / edited by Eric Langenbacher

• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Berghahn Books, , 2006
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (208 p.)
• Disciplina: 324.943/0882; 324.9430882
• Soggetto topico: Coalitions - Germany
• Soggetto geografico: Germany Politics and government 1990-
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Persona (resp. second.): LangenbacherEric
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Introduction : the drama of 2005 and the future of German politics / Eric Langenbacher -- The tipping point : the 2005 election and the deconsolidation of the German party system? / David Conradt -- The extraordinary Bundestag election of 2005 : the interplay of long-term trends and short-term factors / Hermann Schmitt and Andreas M. Wüst -- The grand coalition : precedents and prospects / Ludger Helms -- From high hopes to on-going defeat : the new extreme Right's political mobilization and its national electoral failure in Germany / Lars Rensmann -- Angela Merkel : what does it mean to run as a woman? / Myra Marx-Ferree -- Merkel's EU policy : "Kohl's Mädchen" or interest-driven politics? / Dorothee Heisenberger -- The change in government and transatlantic relations / Jackson Janes -- Honecker's revenge : the enduring legacy of German unification in the 2005 election / Jeffrey Kopstein and Daniel Ziblatt -- From the outside in : Angela Merkel and the CDU / Clay Clemens.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Launching the grand coalition
• ISBN: 0-85745-773-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910494606403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II