The Merkel Republic: An Appraisal

Published by Berghahn Books 2015

The Merkel Republic

An Appraisal

Edited by: Eric Langenbacher

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781782388968

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About this book

Chancellor Angela Merkel has dominated German and European politics for almost a decade. Her stellar reputation, sound political and economic management, and popularity inside of Germany resulted in one of the most decisive electoral victories for her conservative parties in postwar Germany—the country can rightfully be deemed the Merkel Republic. Bringing together German politics experts from both sides of the Atlantic, this volume addresses the campaign, results, and consequences of the 2013 Bundestag election. Chapters delve into a diverse array of themes, including immigrant-origin and women candidates, the fate of the small parties, and the prospects for the SPD, the new coalition partner, as well as more general structural trends like the Europeanization and cosmopolitanization of German politics.

Author / Editor information

Eric Langenbacher is an Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the Honors Program in the Department of Government, Georgetown University. Recent publications include the paperback edition of Dynamics of Memory and Identity in Contemporary Europe (co-edited with Ruth Wittlinger and Bill Niven, 2015) and The German Polity, 10th edition (co-authored with David Conradt, 2013).

Reviews

“…the book is a must-read for those who seek to get behind the headlines about the chancellor.” · Foreign Affairs

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
CONTENTS Publicly Available Download PDF	v
LIST OF FIGURES Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
INTRODUCTION Merkel’s Nachsommermärchen? Eric Langenbacher Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
Chapter 1 FOLLOW-UP TO THE GRAND COALITION The German Party System before and after the 2013 Federal Election Frank Decker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	26
Chapter 2 CHANCELLOR HEGEMONY Party Politics and the Bundestag Party System after the 2013 Federal Election Charles Lees Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	48
Chapter 3 PAST IMPERFECT, FUTURE TENSE The SPD before and after the 2013 Federal Election Jonathan Olsen Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	61
Chapter 4 SMALL PARTIES AND THE 2013 BUNDESTAG ELECTION End of the Upward Trend? David F. Patton Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	73
Chapter 5 MANY NEW FACES, BUT NOTHING NEW? The Sociodemographic and Career Profiles of German Bundestag Members in the Eighteenth Legislative Period Melanie Kintz Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	92
Chapter 6 CLOSING THE GAP Gender and Constituency Candidate Nomination in the 2013 Bundestag Election Louise K. Davidson-Schmich Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	102
Chapter 7 IMMIGRATION INTO POLITICS Immigrant-origin Candidates and Their Success in the 2013 Bundestag Election Andreas M. Wüst Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	121
Chapter 8 THE RELUCTANT COSMOPOLITANIZATION OF EUROPEAN PARTY POLITICS The Case of Germany Lars Rensmann Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	136
Chapter 9 EUROPEAN INTEGRATION AND PARTY COMPETITION IN GERMAN FEDERAL ELECTIONS Steven Weldon and Hermann Schmitt Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	162
Chapter 10 THE POLITICS OF THE EUROZONE CRISIS Two Puzzles behind the German Consensus Wade Jacoby Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	177
Chapter 11 MERKEL 3.0 German Foreign Policy in the Aftermath of the 2013 Bundestag Election Jackson Janes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	192
Epilogue CONCLUDING THOUGHTS ON THE 2013 BUNDESTAG ELECTION Jeffrey Anderson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	203
INDEX Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	207

Language: English
Publisher: Berghahn Books
Audience: Professional and scholarly;
Pages
- Main content: 210
Keywords: History: 20th Century to Present; Sociology

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Published: September 1, 2015
ISBN: 9781782388968