Twilight of the Merkel Era : : Power and Politics in Germany after the 2017 Bundestag Election / / Eric Langenbacher.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Berghahn Books Complete eBook-Package 2019
• VerfasserIn: Langenbacher, Eric,
• MitwirkendeR: Adorf, Philipp,; Art, David,; Beyer, Alexander,; Clemens, Clay,; Davidson-Schmich, Louise K,; Decker, Frank,; Dilling, Matthias,; Langenbacher, Eric,; Mushaben, Joyce Marie,; Olsen, Jonathan,; Patton, David F,; Rensmann, Lars,; Salzborn, Samuel,; Schweiger, Christian,; Szabo, Stephen F,; Weldon, Steven,; Wüst, Andreas M.,
• Place / Publishing House: New York; , Oxford : : Berghahn Books, , [2019]; ©2019
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (295 p.)

Elections always have consequences, but the 2017 Bundestag election in Germany proved particularly consequential. With political upheaval across the globe—notably in Britain and the USA—it was vital to European and global order that Germany remain stable. And it did through the re-election of Angela Merkel as chancellor, now in her fourth term. Just under the surface, however, instability is mounting—exemplified by the entry of the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) as the largest opposition party, the decline of the Social Democrats, the ever-restive Bavarians, and the growing factionalism within the Christian Democratic Union as the Merkel era comes to an end. Paying special attention to the rise of the AfD, this volume delves into the campaign, leading political figures, the structure of the electorate, the state of the parties, the media environment, coalition negotiations, and policy impacts.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS -- Introduction: Merkeldämmerung -- Chapter 1 Coalition Politics in Crisis?: The German Part System Before and After the 2017 Federal Election -- Chapter 2 Pointing Fingers at the Media?: Coverage of the 2017 Bundestag Election -- Chapter 3 LGBTI Rights and the 2017 German National Election -- Chapter 4 Kan-di(e)-dat? Unpacking Gender Images across Angela Merkel’s Four Campaigns for the Chancellorship, 2005-2017 -- Chapter 5 The Left Party and the AfD: Populist Competitors in Eastern Germany -- Chapter 6 The CDU/CSU’s Ambivalent 2017 Campaign -- Chapter 7 Yet Another Grand Coalition: The Social Democrats at the Crossroads -- Chapter 8 The Race for Third: Small Parties in the 2017 Bundestag Election -- Chapter 9 Two of the Same Kind?: The Rise of the AfD and its Implications for the CDU/CSU -- Chapter 10 The AfD and the End of Containment in Germany? -- Chapter 11 Radical Right-Wing Populists in Parliament: Examining the Alternative for Germany in European Context -- Chapter 12 Antisemitism in the “Alternative for Germany” Party -- Chapter 13 Germany’s Aussenpolik after the Election -- Chapter 14 Germany’s Role in the EU-27 Leadership Constellation after Brexit -- Epilogue: Moving Beyond Merkel -- INDEX