Description
Book SynopsisThis revised and updated edition of German politics today provides students with a comprehensive study of the modern German political system, set in the context of its historical development, including the reunification of Germany and the important developments which have taken place since the formation of the `grand coalition' government in 2005.
Trade ReviewOn the first edition:'Roberts offers a lucid, balanced, reliable, and informative guide to the German political system, analysing its historical origins, its evolution over a period of fifty years, and not least its successful adjustment in the 1990s to the challenges of reunification. As a textbook for students who require a systematic, succinct and focused approach to the main features of contemporary Germany's widely admired democratic system this scholarly volume is certain to find many grateful readers.'Professor Ian Wallace, University of Bath
Table of ContentsPreface
Abbreviations
Glossary
1. The creation of present-day Germany
2. The context of politics in reunified Germany
3. The development of the political system of the Federal Republic
4. The electoral system and electoral politics
5. The party-state
6. The federal structure
7. Chancellor democracy
8. Parliamentary politics
9. Interest group politics
10. Germany and Europe
11. Germany: a `normal’ democracy?
Index
