ABSTRACT
This important study analyses the developoment of the CDU/CSU as a political force in West Germany from the Second World War to the late 1970s, with special reference to its role both in Government (1949-69) and Opposition (1969-76) and considers how it was instrumental in the formulation of governmental policies. The first part of the book looks at the development of the CDU/CSU. The second part focuses on its composition and structure and considers such aspects as its organisation, membership, auxiliary organisations and electoral appeal and campaigns. A separate chapter deals with the CSU’s relationship with the CDU, its leadership and its organisation.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter |7 pages
Introduction: The CDU/CSU and the West German Party System
part |219 pages
The Development of the CDU/CSU
chapter |35 pages
The Occupation Period: The Formation of the CDU/CSU (1945-1949)
chapter |29 pages
The Decline of Adenauer and the Question of Party Reform (1959-1963)
chapter |19 pages
The CDU/CSU Out of Power: The Reluctant Opposition (1969-1972)
chapter |31 pages
The CDU/CSU Adjusts Itself: The Renovated Opposition (1972-1976)
part |115 pages
The Composition and Structure of the CDU/CSU