This revised and updated third edition provides readers with a comprehensive description and analysis of the German political system, and of the political behaviour within the context of that system. It surveys the historical development of German politics, including the background, processes and political consequences of reunification, and recent changes to the electoral system, party system and recent Bundestag and Land elections.
This authoritative yet accessible textbook presents certain specialised topics, such as the career of Angela Merkel or the Eurozone crisis, in separate...