Political Institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany

Häftad, Engelska, 2003

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Beskrivning

This text offers a concise and comprehensive overview of the Federal Republic of Germany post 1945. The chapters will enable students to understand how Germany's political institutions work, their strengths and weaknesses and the relationship between institutions and the political process.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2003-03-06
Mått:156 x 234 x 14 mm
Vikt:462 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:Comparative Political Institutions Series
Antal sidor:304
Förlag:OUP OXFORD
ISBN:9780198782599

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Manfred Schmidt is Professor in Political Science at the University of Heidelberg. He was previously Professor in Political Science at the Centre for Social Policy Research in Bremen. He has written widely on comparative public policy and politics in Germany and was the winner of the Leibniz-Preis of the German Research Foundation in 1995.

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Schmidt's book is a welcome addition to the English language literature on German poitics and, in many respects, sets new standards'Klaus E. Goetz, LSE in West European Politics Vol 26 No 4 October 2003.

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction ; 1. Against 'Leviathan' and 'Behemoth': The Anti-Totalitarian Constitution of the Federal Republic of Germany ; 2. Governing a Semi-Sovereign State: Germany's Executive ; 3. From Negative Parliamentary Politics to Democratic Parliamentary Government ; 4. 'Governing with Judges': The Judiciary, the Court System and Judicial Review ; 5. Linking People and Political Institutions ; 6. Continuity and Discontinuity in the Federal Republic of Germany