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Did Angela Merkel's political style hurt Germany and Europe? The Chancellor had to lave under circumstances that were mostly out of her control. She made decisions or non-decisions that were not alternative and were sometimes made past the parliament. Merkel's "rooting" as a form of government does not mean "freedom", but above all the concrete erosion of democracy. Exemplarily, this book illuminates the entry into euro rescue policy. Martin Heipertz dissects the tactical merits and strategic drawbacks of Merkel's incremental crisis response policy and its alignment with the expected media resonance. While Merkel has long been history, Merkelism is preserved for us. The price for this: a loss of democratic legitimacy at the highest state level.