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

Introduction : The grand coalition 2005-2009 - a single episode or a turning point? / Silvia Bolgherini and Florian Grotz -- New possibilities or permanent gridlock? The policies and politics of the grand coalition / Reimut Zohlnhöfer -- Toward a new German federalism? How the 2006 constitutional r...

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Other Authors: Bolgherini, Silvia (Editor) , Grotz, Florian (Other)
Format: Book/Monograph
Language:English
Published: Basingstoke [u.a.] Palgrave Macmillan 2010
Edition:1st publ.
Series:Europe in transition: the NYU European studies series
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Online Access:Inhaltsverzeichnis: http://bvbr.bib-bvb.de:8991/F?func=service&doc_library=BVB01&doc_number=020330145&line_number=0001&func_code=DB_RECORDS&service_type=MEDIA
Verlag, PURE Lüneburg: http://fox.leuphana.de/portal/de/publications/germany-after-the-grand-coalition(8436b407-4ac1-4346-a340-3508b6c9cb5e).html
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Author Notes:edited by Silvia Bolgherini and Florian Grotz
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction : The grand coalition 2005-2009 - a single episode or a turning point? Silvia Bolgherini and Florian Grotz
  • New possibilities or permanent gridlock? The policies and politics of the grand coalition Reimut Zohlnhöfer
  • Toward a new German federalism? How the 2006 constitutional reform did (not) change the dynamics of the federal system Julia von Blumenthal
  • Multilevel party politics during the grand coalition : electoral outcomes at Länder level Silvia Bolgherini and Florian Grotz
  • Still the driving force of European integration? The EU policy pursued by the grand coalition Gisela Müller-Brandeck-Bocquet
  • A post-modern campaign? The sleepy development to the 2009 federal election Giorgia Bulli
  • The choice for stability : the results of the 2009 federal election Mario Caciagli
  • An electorate on the move : explaining vote choice in the 2009 federal election Bernhard Wessels
  • Coalition-building in Germany 2009 : simulating real politics, preparing Merkel III? Suzanne S. Schüttemeyer
  • A fresh state or more of the same? The domestic policy agenda of the center-right coalition Roland Sturm
  • The "grand coalition state" between past and present : continuities and discontinuities of a changing political system Gabriele D'Ottavio
  • Conclusion : The long shadow of the grand coalition Florian Grotz and Silvia Bolgherini.