The West German Social Democrats, 1969-1982: Profile of a Party in Power

ISBN-13: 9780367274122 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 334 str.

Gerard Braunthal

Opis

The central theme of this detailed examination of the SPD during its years of governance is that social and economic forces in the nation had a major effect, often unsettling, on the party at a time when it had achieved the pinnacle of political power.

Spis treści

Preface -- Historical Overview -- The Organization: From Presidium to Local Branch -- Membership: A Social Shift at the Base -- Leaders, Factions, and Intraparty Democracy -- The Young Socialists -- Social Democratic Workers and Trade Unions -- Social Democratic Women and the Self-Employed -- The Quest for an Ideology -- The Quest for Voters -- National, State, and Local Elections -- Party and Parliament -- Party and Government -- Domestic Policy Issues -- Foreign Policy Issues -- Conclusion

O autorze

Dr. Gerard Braunthal is professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.