The Federal Republic of Germany at Fifty: At the End of a Century of Turmoil

ISBN-13: 9780333770429 / Angielski / Miękka / 1999 / 373 str.

Peter H. Merkl

Opis

Fifty years after the formation of the Federal Republic and a decade after German unification, we stand on the cusp of a new century and a new millennium of German history. At the same time EMU marks a giant stride towards European integration and the end of the Deutschmark. In this book, leading international scholars reflect on the dramatic transformations of Germany's past and on Germany's future prospects. Post-war democratic and economic renewal is set in the context of continuing debates about German identity. There are assessments of all major leaders, parties and ideologies; of the still unfinished agenda of integrating East and West; of how the next generation of German leaders will interact with ageing governmental structures; of the Bundesbank and the successes and failures of economic policy, the trade unions and the media; and of Germany's emerging new role in Europe and the world.

Recenzje

'...an excellent reminder as well as an eye-opener for some of its readers...it deserves a place on all introductory reading lists as one of the best general overviews of Germany's history over the last 50 years.' - Hartmut Mayer, International Affairs

Spis treści

List of Contributors Outline INTRODUCTION: 50 Years of the Federal Republic; P.H.Merkl PART I: GERMAN IDENTITY AT THE CUSP OF A NEW CENTURY Germany's Past Viewed after Fifty Years of Democracy; H.A.Turner The Changing Politics of German National Identity; H.Krisch Coming to Terms with the Nation: The Political and Literary Voices of Women; J.Mushaben Integration and Identity in German Politics; W.M.Chandler Visions of Democracy; R.Rohrschneider PART II: NEW DIRECTIONS AMONG THE GERMAN LEADERSHIP Elections and Political Change: A German Sonderweg?; H.Norpoth Kohl's Legacy: The CDU/CSU in a New Era; C.Clemens The SPD Leaders in Power and in Opposition; G.Braunthal A Divided Left: The SPD and the Reformed Communists in Eastern Germany; M.Rueschemeyer East German Leadership After Unification: The Search for Voice: T.A.Baylis The Green Party's Transformation: The 'New Politics' Party Grows Up; E.G.Frankland The PDS - An Unexpected Intruder from the East; G.R.Kleinfeld PART III: AGEING GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES Parteiverdrossenheit? Whither the German Party-State in the 1990s?; G.O.Kvistad Fifty Years of German Federalism; An Overview and Some Current Developments; A.B.Gunlicks The Politics of German Cities: A Tale of Visions, Money and Democracy; J.A.Helm PART IV: POLITICAL PROCESSES AND POLICIES German Economic Policy After 50 Years; K.Dyson The Lasting Legacy of the Bundesbank: 50 Years of Deutschmark Politics; P.Loedel German Trade Unionism: Achievements, Problematics, Future Imperatives; M.D.Hancock The German Media at the End of the 20th Century; K.H.Kahrs PART V: GERMANY IN EUROPE AND IN THE WORLD The German Quest for Geo-economic Security Since 1945; J.Sperling Franco-German Military Relations; W.Feld Will EMU Come as Intended and on Time?; M.Huelshoff Public Opinion and European Integration; C.Anderson A Barometer of A New Germany: Relations with Central-East Europe; A.L.Phillips CONCLUSION: German Identity Through the Dark Mirror of the War; P.H.Merkl Index

O autorze

CHRISTOPHER J. ANDERSON Assistant Professor of Political Science, State University of New York THOMAS A. BAYLIS Professor of Political Science, University of Texas GERARD BRAUNTHAL Professor Emeritus, Political Science, University of Massachusetts WILLIAM M. CHANDLER Professor of Political Science, University of California CLAY CLEMENS Professor of Government, College of William and Mary, Williamsberg KENNETH DYSON Professor of European Studies, University of Bradford WERNER FELD Adjunct Professor of Political Science, University of Colorado E. GENE FRANKLAND Professor of Political Science, Ball State University, Indiana ARTHUR B. GUNLICKS Professor of Political Science, University of Richmond M. DONALD HANCOCK Professor of Political Science, Vanderbilt University JUTTA A. HELM Professor of Political Science, Western Illinois University MICHAEL HUELSHOFF Associate Professor of Political Science, University of New Orleans KARL H. KAHRS Professor of Political Science, State University of California GERALD R. KLEINFELD Professor of History, Arizona State University HENRY KRISCH Professor of Political Science, University of Connecticut GREGG O. KVISTAD Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Denver PETER LOEDEL Assistant Professor of Political Science, West Chester University JOYCE MUSHABEN Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Missouri HELMUT NORPOTH Professor of Political Science, State University of New York ANN L. PHILLLIPS Assistant Professor of Political Science, American University, Washington ROBERT ROHRSCHNEIDER Associate Professor of Political Science, Indiana University, Bloomington MARILYN RUESCHMEYER Professor of Sociology, Rhode Island School of Design JAMES SPERLING Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Akron HENRY A. TURNER Professor of History, Yale University.