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Between left and right : the 2009 Bundestag elections and the transformation of the Germany party system / edited by Eric Langenbacher.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Germany. Bundestag--Elections, 2009.
- Germany.
- Elections--Germany.
- Elections.
- Political parties--Germany.
- Political parties.
- Germany--Politics and government--1990-.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (218 p.)
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Berghahn Books, 2010.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Germany remains a leader in Europe, as demonstrated by its influential role in the on-going policy challenges in response to the post 2008 financial and economic crises. Rarely does the composition of a national government matter as much as Germany's did following the 2009 Bundestag election. This volume, which brings together established and up-and coming academics from both sides of the Atlantic, delves into the dynamics and consequences surrounding this fateful election: How successful was Chancellor Angela Merkel's leadership of the Grand Coalition and what does her new partnership with
- Contents:
- Between Left and Right; CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; Chapter 1. LOSE-LOSE PROPOSITION; Chapter 2. THE SHRINKING ELEPHANTS; Chapter 3. BUNDESTAG ELECTION 2009; Chapter 4. THE SPD AND THE DEBACLE OF THE 2009 GERMAN FEDERAL ELECTION; Chapter 5. COALITION GOVERNANCE UNDER CHANCELLOR MERKEL'S GRAND COALITION; Chapter 6. COALITIONS AND CAMPS IN THE GERMAN PARTY SYSTEM AFTER THE 2009 BUNDESTAG ELECTION; Chapter 7. COALITION DYNAMICS AND THE CHANGING GERMAN PARTY SYSTEM; Chapter 8. GENDER QUOTA COMPLIANCE AND CONTAGION IN THE 2009 BUNDESTAG ELECTION
- Chapter 9. THE INTERNET, POLITICAL PARTICIPATION AND ELECTION TURNOUTChapter 10. THE ROLE OF FOREIGN POLICY IN THE 2009 CAMPAIGN AND THE BLACK-YELLOW FUTURE; CONTRIBUTORS; INDEX
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780857455482
- 0857455486
- OCLC:
- 875099026
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