1st Edition
The Berlin Republic German Unification and A Decade of Changes
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
262 Pages
by
Routledge
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Since German unification in October, 1990, arguments have raged as to whether the integration process of the former East Germany into the western system has been a success. These essays offer fresh insight and perspectives explaining the effects of unification on Germany and the EU as a whole.
The Berlin Republic - German unification and a decade of changes, Winand Gellner and John D. Robertson; analysing German unification - state, nation and the quest for political community, Mi-Kyung Kim and John D. Robertson; historical consciousness and the changing of German political culture, Felix Philippp Lutz; trust in democratic institutions in Germany - theory and evidence ten years after unification, Robert Rohrschneider and Rudiger Schmitt-Beck; the double public - Germany after reunification, Winand Gellner and Gerd Strohmeier; the effects of German unification on the Federal Chancellor's decision-making, Karl-Rudolf Korte; the German party system - continuity and change, Thomas Saalfeld; the impact of unification on German Federalism, Arthur B. Gunlicks; local government and politics in East Germany, Hellmut Wollmann; economic consequences of German unification, Michael Munter and Roland Sturm; a change of course? German foreign and security policy after unification, Franz-Josef Meiers; the power of institutions and norms in shaping national answers to globalisation - German economic policy after unification, Stefan A. Schirm.
Biography
Winand Gellner, John D. Robertson
