The Domestic Politics of German Unification / ed. by Christopher Anderson, Wolfgang Luthardt, Karl Kaltenthaler.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Anderson, Christopher, Contributor.

Anderson, Christopher, Editor.

Braunthal, Gerard, Contributor.

Gunlicks, Arthur B., Contributor.

Hancock, M. Donald, Contributor.

Kaase, Max, Contributor.

Kaltenthaler, Karl, Contributor.

Kaltenthaler, Karl, Editor.

Kommers, Donald P., Contributor.

Lehmbruch, Gerhard, Contributor.

Lösche, Peter, Contributor.

Luthardt, Wolfgang, Contributor.

Luthardt, Wolfgang, Editor.

Reuter, Lutz, Contributor.

Seibel, Wolfgang, Contributor.

Language:

English

Physical Description:

1 online resource (225 p.)

Place of Publication:

Boulder : Lynne Rienner Publishers, [2023]

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

The authors examine the domestic political events that led to the unification of the two German states and consider the challenges and problems caused by the unexpectedly rapid unification process.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

List of Tables and Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Part 1 The Process and Politics of Unification

1 The Process of Regime Change in East Germany

2 Electoral Politics in the New Germany: Public Opinion and the Bundestag Election of December 2,1990

3 Years of Transition: Financing East German Parties in 1989/90

4 Political Elites and Electoral Rules: The Composition of the Bundestag, 1949-1990

5 The Rise of Right-Wing Extremism in the New Germany

Pari 2 Political Institutions and Policy Choices: New Challenges

6 Necessary Illusions: The Transformation of Governance Structures in the New Germany

7 The Basic Law Under Strain: Constitutional Dilemmas and Challenges

8 The Future of Federalism in the Unified Germany

9 The Reconstruction of Organized Labor and Employer Associations in the Former GDR

10 Coping with the Legacy of East German Environmental Policy

11 The Transformation of the East German Education System

12 The Domestic Politics of the Post-Unification Era: Politics, History, and Economy

About the Contributors

Index

About the Book

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 02. Mai 2023)

ISBN:

1-68585-842-2

OCLC:

1378174728