Between Left and Right : : The 2009 Bundestag Elections and the Transformation of the German Party System / / ed. by Eric Langenbacher.

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 v...

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Place / Publishing House:New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2010]
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Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (210 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • CONTENTS
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1 Lose-Lose Proposition: Policy Change and Party Politics in the Grand Coalition
  • Chapter 2 The Shrinking Elephants: The 2009 Election and the Changing Party System
  • Chapter 3 Bundestag Election 2009: Solidifying the Five Party System
  • Chapter 4 The SPD and the Debacle of the 2009 German Federal Election: An Opportunity for Renewal
  • Chapter 5 Coalition Governance under Chancellor Merkel’s Grand Coalition: A Comparison of the Cabinets Merkel I and Merkel II
  • 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 Turnout: A Case Study of Germany’s www.abgeordnetenwatch.de
  • Chapter 10 The Role of Foreign Policy in the 2009 Campaign and the Black-Yellow Future
  • Contributors
  • Index