Germany after the grand coalition
Subtitle: governance and politics in a turbulent environment
By: edited by Silvia Bolgherini and Florian Grotz
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Europe in transition : the NYU European studies series; Europe in transition (New York, N.Y.)
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 231
ISBN-13: 9780230622852
Subjects: Politics and government; Political parties; Coalition governments
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : The grand coalition 2005-2009 - a single episode or a turning point? / Silvia Bolgherini and Florian Grotz; title: New possibilities or permanent gridlock? The policies and politics of the grand coalition / Reimut Zohlnhöfer; title: Toward a new German federalism? How the 2006 constitutional reform did (not) change the dynamics of the federal system / Julia von Blumenthal; title: Multilevel party politics during the grand coalition : electoral outcomes at Länder level / Silvia Bolgherini and Florian Grotz; title: Still the driving force of European integration? The EU policy pursued by the grand coalition / Gisela Müller-Brandeck-Bocquet; title: A post-modern campaign? The sleepy development to the 2009 federal election / Giorgia Bulli; title: The choice for stability : the results of the 2009 federal election / Mario Caciagli; title: An electorate on the move : explaining vote choice in the 2009 federal election / Bernhard Wessels; title: Coalition-building in Germany 2009 : simulating real politics, preparing Merkel III? / Suzanne S. Schüttemeyer; title: A fresh state or more of the same? The domestic policy agenda of the center-right coalition / Roland Sturm; title: The "grand coalition state" between past and present : continuities and discontinuities of a changing political system / Gabriele D'Ottavio; title: Conclusion : The long shadow of the grand coalition / Florian Grotz and Silvia Bolgherini.