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Book SynopsisFew countries have caused or experienced more calamities in the 20th century than Germany. This handbook provides a comprehensive overview of some of the major issues of German domestic politics, economics, foreign policy, and culture by leading experts in their respective fields.
Table of ContentsKlaus Larres, Holger Moroff, and Ruth Wittlinger: Introduction PART I: LEADING SCHOLARS AND THEIR INTERPRETATIONS OF GERMAN HISTORY FROM WORLD WAR II TO THE PRESENT 1: Konrad H. Jarausch: Encounters with Modernity: The German Search for Alternatives in the Twentieth Century 2: Heinrich August Winkler: From Post-National Democracy to Post-Classical Nation-State 3: Ute Frevert: Emotional Styles in Postwar German Politics 4: Klaus von Beyme: The Development of Germany after 1945 PART II: GERMANY DURING THE COLD WAR ERA 5: Klaus Larres: Atlantic Integration and "Ever Closer Union": West Germany, the U.S., and European Unity during the Cold War 6: Peter Ruggenthaler: Germany and the Soviet Union during the Cold War Era 7: Gert-Joachim Glaeßner: The Governmental System and Political History of the GDR 8: Larissa R. Stiglich: The End of the Cold War and the Process of German Unification PART III: GERMANY SINCE 1990 Political Institutions and Constitutional Design 9: Ray Hebestreit and Karl-Rudolf Korte: The Executive: The German Government and Civil Service 10: Suzanne S. Schüttemeyer and Sven T. Siefken: The German Bundestag: The Core Institution in a Parliamentary Democracy 11: Arthur Benz: The Federal System and the Länder 12: Russell A. Miller: The German Legal System and Courts 13: David F. Patton: The 'Old Five': The Bonn Parties in the Berlin Republic 14: Hartwig Pautz: Germany's Political Parties: The Newcomers Political Economy and Policy Making 15: Christian Schweiger: The German Economic Model: from Germany's Social Market Economy to Neoliberalism? 16: Andreas Busch: Germany's Trading System and Export Driven Economy 17: Janine Jacob: Germany's Banking and Financial System 18: Peter Starke: The German Welfare State 19: Dietrich Thränhardt: The Immigration System and the Rule of Law 20: Carl Lankowski: The Merkel Era: Environmental Politics and the 'Energiewende' (energy transition) Culture and Society 21: Reinhold Sackmann: Demographics and Generational Transition and Politics 22: Detlef Pollack and Olaf Müller: Religion and the Churches 23: Joseph Cronin: Jewish Life and Politics in Postwar Germany 24: Priscilla Layne: Identity and Diversity in Post-Unification Germany 25: Michael Braun: German Literature, Theatre and Film since 1990 26: Marion Deshmukh: German Art After 1990 PART IV: GERMANY IN GLOBAL AFFAIRS 27: Holger Moroff: German Foreign Policy: Roots, Reasonings, and Repercussions 28: Carine Germond: Franco-German Relations and the European Integration Process since 1990 29: Sebastian Harnisch: Germany and EU Foreign Policy 30: Patricia Daehnhardt: Germany in the EU: An Assertive Status Quo Power? Germany and the World Beyond Europe 31: James Sperling: German Multilateralism after the Cold War 32: Markus Kaim: Germany and NATO 33: Klaus Schwabe: German-American Relations from 1945 to the Present 34: Stephen F. Szabo: Three Chancellors and Russia: German-Russian Relations since 1990 35: Volker Stanzel: A Quarter Century of German Relations with the Indo-Pacific PART V: LOOKING BACKWARD AND FORWARD 36: Stefan Kornelius: Angela Merkel in Power: How Influential was the Merkel Era? 37: Jackson Janes: Leaders in Partnership: Germany in the Biden Era
