Germany after the grand coalition: governance and politics in a turbulent environment

The volume analyses key political themes and debates in German politics, witha particular focus on the dynamics of the forthcoming federal elections and the transformations emerging out of them. SILVA BOLGHERINI Assistant Professor for Political Science, Faculty of Sociology, University of Naples Federico II, Italy. FLORIAN GROTZ Pro tempore Chair for German Government and Politics, Leuphana University Lüneburg, and Adjunct Professor (Privatdozent) for Political Science, Free University of Berlin, Germany. INDICE: Introduction: The Grand Coalition 2005-2009 - a Single Episode or a Turning Point?; 'S.Bolgherini' & 'F.Grotz' - PART I: THE LEGACIES OF THE GRAND COALITION - New Possibilities or Permanent Gridlock? The Policies and Politics of the Grand Coalition; 'R.Zohlnhöfer' - Towards a New German Federalism?How the 2006 Constitutional Reform did (not) change the Dynamics of the Federal System; 'J. von Blumenthal ' - Multi-level Party Politics during the Grand Coalition: Electoral Outcomes at Länder Level; 'S.Bolgherini' & 'F.Grotz ' - Still the Driving Force of European Integration? The EU Policy Pursued by the Grand Coalition; 'G.Müller-Brandeck-Bocquet' - PART II: THE FEDERAL ELECTIONS OF SEPTEMBER 27, 2009 - A Post-Modern Campaign? The Sleepy Run-up to the 2009 Federal Election; 'G.Bulli' - The Choice for Stability: The Results of the 2009Federal Election; 'M.Caciagli' - An Electorate on the Move: Explaining Vote Choice in the 2009 Federal Election; 'B.Weßels' - PART III: THE NEW GOVERNMENT AND THE CHALLENGES AHEAD - Coalition-building in Germany 2009: Simulating RealPolitics, Preparing Merkel III?;' S.S.Schüttemeyer' - A Fresh Start or More of the Same? The Domestic Policy Agenda of the Center-Right Coalition; 'R.Sturm' - The 'Grand Coalition State' between Past and Present. Continuities and Discontinuities of a Changing Political System; 'G.D'Ottavio ' - Conclusion: TheLong Shadow of the Grand Coalition; 'F.Grotz' & 'S.Bolgherini'

• ISBN: 978-0-230-62285-2
• Editorial: Palgrave MacM
• Encuadernacion: Cartoné
• Páginas: 250
• Fecha Publicación: 19/01/2011
• Nº Volúmenes: 1
• Idioma: Desconocido