ABSTRACT

This comprehensive text provides a detailed overview of the party system and politics of one of the most powerful states in the international arena. Noted scholar Gerard Braunthal surveys the parties in the Federal Republic of Germany and in the German Democratic Republic after World War II and in united Germany since 1990. By illustrating the cent

chapter |3 pages

Introduction

part One|30 pages

An International and National Overview

part Two|76 pages

West German Parties Since World War II

chapter 3|14 pages

The Party State: Political Legitimacy

chapter 4|14 pages

The Christian Democrats: Right of Center

chapter 5|13 pages

The Social Democrats: Left of Center

chapter 6|11 pages

The Free Democrats: Keeping the Balance

chapter 7|11 pages

The Greens: Challenging the Establishment

part Three|30 pages

East German Parties Since World War II

chapter 10|15 pages

The Turbulent Transition, 1989—1990

part Four|53 pages

Parties in the Unified Germany

chapter 11|18 pages

The First Three Years

chapter 12|19 pages

"Super" Election Year 1994

chapter |13 pages

Conclusion