Between Bonn and Berlin - German Politics Adrift?

Informationen zum Autor Mary N. Hampton is associate professor of political science at the University of Utah. Christian Sse is professor of political science, California State University, Long Beach. Klappentext Examining Germany's image of political drift, the authors focus on current debates regarding the country's welfare state, European monetary policy, security policy, warnings about a supposed 'German hegemony', symbolic or geopolitical implications of the return to Berlin, and new complexities in party politics and public opinion. Zusammenfassung Examining Germany's image of political drift! the authors focus on current debates regarding the country's welfare state! European monetary policy! security policy! warnings about a supposed 'German hegemony'! symbolic or geopolitical implications of the return to Berlin! and new complexities in party politics and public opinion. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Introduction: Toward a Berlin Republic Part 2 Part I: Public Opinion and Political Parties Chapter 3 Where is Germany Heading? A Public Perspective, 1990-1998 Chapter 4 The CDU/CSU: Undercurrents in an Ebb Tide Chapter 5 The SPD: Between Political Drift and Direction Chapter 6 Alliance 90/The Greens: Party of Ecological and Social Reform Chapter 7 The FDP: Do the Liberals Still Matter? Chapter 8 The PDS: Between Socialism and Regionalism Chapter 9 The Right-Wing Scene: A Danger to Democracy? Part 10 Part II: Public Policy Quandaries Chapter 11 The German Economy: Shocks to the System Chapter 12 Welfare State Reform: The Gridlock of Social Entitlements Chapter 13 Germany and European Integration: Bonn Between Berlin and Brussels Chapter 14 German Security at the Crossroads Chapter 15 Less than Meets the Eye: A Reconsideration of German Hegemony Chapter 16 Bibliography Chapter 17 Chapter

Product details

• Authors: Mary N. Soe Hampton, Mary N. Soee Hampton, Christian S�e
• Assisted by: Mary Hampton (Editor), Mary N Hampton (Editor), Mary N. Hampton (Editor), Hampton Mary N. (Editor), Christian Soe (Editor), Christian Söe (Editor), Christian Soee (Editor)
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 28.08.1999
• EAN: 9780847690091
• ISBN: 978-0-8476-9009-1
• No. of pages: 300
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; Germany, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Process / General, POLITICAL SCIENCE / History & Theory, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / European, Political science & theory, Political structure & processes, Political science and theory, Political structure and processes