German politics today

Author(s)

• Roberts, Geoffrey K.

Bibliographic Information

German politics today

Geoffrey K. Roberts

（Politics today）

Manchester University Press , Distributed exclusively in the USA by St. Martin's, 2000

• : hbk
• : pbk

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: hbk ISBN 9780719049606

Description

A survey of the German political system, based on information covering the period since the 1998 Bundestag election and the new coalition government under Chancellor Schroder. An overview of the historical background to the present-day political system, including the steps that led to German reunification in 1990, is followed by analysis of the institutions of political participation (election, parties and interest groups) and the institutions of government (the constitution, the legislature, chancellor government and the federal system). The book concludes by considering the symbiotic relationship between Germany and Europe, and assesses how apt it is to consider Germany to be a "normal" democracy today. The author draws on German as well as English-language sources of data, and special features include boxes explaining certain topics, a chronology of events leading to German reunification, and examples of interest groups officially registered with the Bundestag.

Table of Contents

• The creation of present-day Germany
• the context of politics in reunified Germany
• the development of the political system of the Federal republic
• the electoral system and electoral politics
• the party-state
• the federal structure
• chancellor democracy
• parliamentary politics
• interest group politics
• Germany and Europe
• Germany - a "normal" democracy?.

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780719049613

Description

This is the first monograph-length study that charts the coercive diplomacy of the administrations of Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford as practised against their British ally in order to persuade Edward Heath's government to follow a more amenable course throughout the 'Year of Europe' and to convince Harold Wilson's governments to lessen the severity of proposed defence cuts. Such diplomacy proved effective against Heath but rather less so against Wilson. It is argued that relations between the two sides were often strained, indeed, to the extent that the most 'special' elements of the relationship, that of intelligence and nuclear co-operation, were suspended. Yet, the relationship also witnessed considerable co-operation. This book offers new perspectives on US and UK policy towards British membership of the European Economic Community; demonstrates how US detente policies created strain in the 'special relationship'; reveals the temporary shutdown of US-UK intelligence and nuclear co-operation; provides new insights in US-UK defence co-operation, and re-evaluates the US-UK relationship throughout the IMF Crisis. -- .

Table of Contents

• The creation of present-day Germany
• the context of politics in reunified Germany
• the development of the political system of the Federal republic
• the electoral system and electoral politics
• the party-state
• the federal structure
• chancellor democracy
• parliamentary politics
• interest group politics
• Germany and Europe
• Germany - a "normal" democracy?.

by "Nielsen BookData"

• NCID: BA47628693
• ISBN:
  • 0719049601
  • 071904961X
• LCCN: 99056210
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Manchester,New York
• Pages/Volumes: xvii, 221 p.
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : JN3971 .A58
  • DC21 : 320.943/09/049
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Germany -- Politics and government -- 1990-
• Parent Bibliography ID:
  • BA05145398