Transformation of the German Political Party System: Institutional Crisis or Democratic Renewal: 2 (Policies and Institutions: Germany, Europe, and Transatlantic Relations, 2) - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1571811273 ISBN 13: 9781571811271

Publisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated, 1999

Synopsis

Using German political parties as a prism with which to view institutional change, this collection transcends a single country focus and places the German experience in a comparative and historical framework. Evaluation the performance of the German parties and party system in dealing with problems of integration and legitimation common to all industrialized democracies, it presents a sharp analysis of the effects and incompleteness of German unification.

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Review:

..". many of its contributions will likely stand the test of time, since they are bases on an analysis of long-standing processes rather than basic 'snapshots'." - German Politics and Society

"This book could not be more timely ... A valuable study for all those interested in gaining a larger and more grounded view of German political parties and the party system." - German Studies Review

Synopsis:

Rather than the usual snapshot of German political parties as revealed in a particular election, American and German scholars here analyze underlying patterns of continuity and change over the past century in reconciling popular demands and system requirements. They conclude that German unification

About this edition

• Publisher: Berghahn Books, Incorporated
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 1571811273
• ISBN 13: 9781571811271
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 256
• Editor: Allen Christopher S.