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Preface to the Tenth Edition | |
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Introduction to the Tenth Edition | |
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The Study of German Politics | |
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The Plan of This Book | |
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The Historical Setting | |
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The First Reich | |
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The Rise of Prussia | |
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The Empire, 1871-1918 | |
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World War I and the Collapse of the Second Reich | |
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The Weimar Republic, 1919-1933 | |
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The Nazi Seizure of Power | |
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The Third Reich and World War II | |
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Foreign Occupation and National Division | |
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The Formation of the Federal Republic | |
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Eastern Germany before and after Reunification | |
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Building Socialism, 1949-1961 | |
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The Stasi | |
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The June 1953 Uprising | |
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After the Wall-Stability and Consolidation, 1961-1970 | |
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The Honecker Era, 1971-1985 | |
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Perestroika and the Crisis of the Regime, 1985-1989 | |
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The Collapse of Communism | |
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The Unification Process | |
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The West German Response | |
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The East German Opposition | |
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The Soviet Factor | |
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Legal and Constitutional Dimensions of the Unification Process | |
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Unification: A Brief Analysis | |
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The Aftermath of Unification | |
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The Economy | |
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The Environment | |
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The "Wall in People's Heads" | |
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The Social and Economic Setting | |
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Area and Population | |
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Urbanization and Industrialization | |
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An Export-Oriented Economy | |
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The Rural Sector | |
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Regionalism | |
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Occupational and Class Structure | |
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The Economy | |
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From Economic Basket Case to Savior of the Euro | |
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The Economy's Hidden Champions: The Mittelstand | |
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Continued Challenges | |
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Income Structure | |
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Capital Resources | |
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Religious Composition | |
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Age and Family Structure | |
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Family Structure | |
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The Educational System | |
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Basic Structure | |
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Mass Media | |
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The Press | |
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Television and Radio | |
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Summary and Conclusion | |
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Political Culture, Participation, and Civil Liberties | |
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Political Values | |
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National Identity | |
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Legitimacy | |
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Democratic Support in East Germany | |
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Political Interest and Involvement | |
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The General Pattern | |
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Social Capital | |
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New Forms of Political Participation: Citizen Groups and Movements | |
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Civil Liberties and Human Rights | |
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Civil Liberties Controversies | |
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The Status and Role of Key Social Groups | |
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Residents with a Migration Background | |
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Women | |
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Women in Eastern Germany | |
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Youth | |
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Refugees and Resettlers | |
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Political Radicals and Extremists | |
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Summary and Conclusion | |
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The Party System and the Representation of Interests | |
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The Party State | |
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The Party System | |
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The Christian Democrats | |
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The Social Democrats | |
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The Free Democrats | |
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The Greens | |
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The Left Party | |
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Other Parties | |
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The Representation of Interests | |
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Extent of Interest Groups | |
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Major Interest Alignments | |
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Summary and Conclusion | |
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Elections and Voting Behavior | |
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Electoral Mechanics | |
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The Electoral System | |
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Nomination and Candidate Selection | |
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Criteria for Selection | |
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Electoral Politics and Campaign Styles | |
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Media | |
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Campaign and Party Finance | |
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The Pattern of Federal Elections | |
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Elections after Reunification | |
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The 2005 and 2009 Elections: The End of Two-Party Dominance? | |
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Basic Orientations of the Electorate | |
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Ideology | |
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Party Preference | |
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Determinants of Voting Behavior | |
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Sociodemographic Factors | |
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Voter Dynamics | |
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Summary and Conclusion | |
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Policy-Making Institutions I: Parliament and Executive | |
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Legislative Institutions | |
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The Bundestag: The Main Political Battleground | |
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The Bundesrat: The "Quiet" Second Chamber | |
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Executive Institutions: Chancellor and Cabinet | |
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Chancellor Democracy | |
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The Chancellors of the Federal Republic | |
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The Federal President | |
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Summary of the Formal Lawmaking Process | |
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Preparliamentary Stage | |
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Parliamentary Stage | |
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Policy-Making Institutions II: Administration, Semipublic Institutions, and Courts | |
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Development of the German Administrative and Judicial System | |
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State Administration | |
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Structure | |
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Personnel | |
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Pressures for Reform | |
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Semipublic Institutions | |
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The Social Security and Health Systems | |
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The Federal Labor Agency | |
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The Bundesbank | |
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The Judiciary and the Court System | |
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The Character of German Law | |
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The Judiciary | |
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Court Structure | |
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Judicial Review and the Federal Constitutional Court | |
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Summary and Conclusion | |
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Subnational Units: Federalism and Local Government | |
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The Development of German Federalism | |
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State-Level Politics | |
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Unity and Diversity among German States | |
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The Constitutional Structure of the States | |
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State-Level Party Systems | |
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Electoral Politics in the States | |
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Leaders and Policies | |
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Federal-State Integration: Revenue Sharing | |
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Vertical Equalization and Tax Sharing | |
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The Future of Federalism | |
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Federalism Reform | |
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Local Government | |
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Structures and Functions | |
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Challenges to Local Government | |
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Summary and Conclusion | |
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The Return of German Power: The Federal Republic's Foreign and European Policy | |
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The German Question | |
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Postwar Transformation | |
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Institutions and Socialization | |
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Reconciliation | |
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Soft Power | |
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Multilateralism | |
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The Postunification Period: A New Version of the German Question | |
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From the 1991 Gulf War to Kosovo | |
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Into the Twenty-First Century | |
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The European Union | |
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The Impact of European Integration on Germany | |
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The Euro | |
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The Never-Ending Euro Crisis? | |
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The Euro Stops Here | |
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Summary and Conclusion | |
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Conclusion: Germany's Rise and Future Challenges | |
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The Past and Future of German Exceptionalism | |
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Reforming the Gridlocked Republic? | |
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The Future of the Welfare State and the New Poverty | |
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Germany after Merkel | |
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Looking Back and Looking Forward: The German Experience of Political Development and the Future of German Power | |
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Bibliography | |
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Index | |
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About the Authors | |