Transformation of the German Political Party System: Institutional Crisis or Democratic Renewal (Policies and Institutions: Germany, Europe, and Transatlantic Relations, 2)

Annotation Using German political parties as a prism with which to view institutional change, this collection transcends a single country focus and places the German experience in a comparative and historical framework. Evaluation the performance of the German parties and party system in dealing with problems of integration and legitimation common to all industrialized democracies, it presents a sharp analysis of the effects and incompleteness of German unification.Christopher S. Allen received his Ph.D in Politics from Brandeis University. He is an Associate Professor at the University of Georgia where he teaches courses in comparative politics and political economy Using German Political Parties As A Prism With Which To View Institutional Change, This Collection Evaluates The German Experience By Situating The German Party System In Its Historical And International Context. In Particular, The Contributors Reflect Upon The Evolution Of German Political Parties, Assessing Their Responses To The Major Political Events Of The Past Century. In The Final Analysis This Volume Shows That German Political Parties, In Dealing With The Problems Of Integration And Legitimation, Reveal The Incompleteness Of German Unification Amidst Continuing Europeanization (from The Introduction).--jacket. Germany And The Comparative Political Party Experience : Sclerotic Or Dynamic Institutions? / Christopher S. Allen -- The Evolution And Transformation Of The German Party System / Hans-georg Betz -- The German Party State : A Reassessment / Michaela W. Richter -- Unification And The Changing Fortunes Of Germany'p Parties Of The Far Right / John Leslie -- Green Trumps Red? Political Identity And Left-wing Politics In United Germany / Andrei S. Markovits And Stephen J. Silvia -- The Major Parties : Dealignment And Realignment In Post-cold War Germany / Henry Kreikenbom -- Agents Of Democratization And Unification : Political Parties In The New German States / Ann L. Phillips -- Institutional Elasticity In A Changing Political Order : The Eastern German Nonprofit Sector And Its Contribution To Political Integration / Wolfgang Seibel. Edited By Christopher S. Allen. Papers Of Two Workshops Held At University Of California, Berkeley And At The American Institute Of Contemporary German Studies, Washington, Dc. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 234-261) And Index. Using German political parties as a prism with which to view institutional change, this collection transcends a single country focus and places the German experience in a comparative and historical framework. Evaluating the performance of the German parties and party system in dealing with problems of integration and legitimation...