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Germany’s Role in European Russia Policy
A New German Power?
Av Liana Fix
Häftad, 2022
1534 kr
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This book contributes to the debate about a new German power in Europe with an analysis of Germany’s role in European Russia policy. It provides an up-to-date account of Germany’s “Ostpolitik” and how Germany has influenced EU-Russia relations since the Eastern enlargement in 2004 - partly along, …
Politics as a Practical Science
Av W. Hennis
Inbunden, 2009
1095 kr
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Hennis has been a leading critic of German political life and thought for the last 50 years. In this selection from his writings on government and constitutionality he shows how the postwar reconstruction of democratic politics in Germany highlighted general problems of party politics and …
Britain, Germany and the Future of the European Union
Av C. Schweiger
Inbunden, 2006
551 kr
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Schweiger outlines the changes in British and German European policies which have been characteristic of a process of normalization in both countries. Schweiger examines possible areas for cooperation between Britain and Germany on major European issues and the significance that such a working …
Mass Media, Culture and Society in Twentieth-Century Germany
Inbunden, 2006
1128 kr
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This is the first study of mass media in Germany from a social and cultural-historical perspective. Beyond the conventional focus on organizational structures or aesthetic content, it investigates the impact the media has on German society under varying political systems, and how the media is …
Left Party in Contemporary German Politics
Inbunden, 2007
551 kr
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This is the first book in either English or German to analyse the development of Germany's newest political party, the Left Party. It compares and contrasts the party's development with that of Germany's most well-known outsider party - the Greens. It also analyses the party's performance in office …
Immigrants, Literature and National Integration
Inbunden, 2010
634 kr
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Immigrants, Literature and National Integration explores new means of facilitating integration. Using the United Kingdom and Germany as case studies, and examining the relation between immigrant literature and integration, this book explores integration in an interdisciplinary fashion across both …
Right-Wing Extremism in Contemporary Germany
Av G. Braunthal
Inbunden, 2009
551 kr
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This study of the German right-extremist movement looks at the three rightist political parties, neo-Nazi groups, skinhead gangs, and New Right intellectuals. It poses the question whether, at a time of global recession, the existing democratic system is resilient enough to meet the challenges …
Institutions, Ideas and Learning in Welfare State Change
Labour Market Reforms in Germany
Inbunden, 2011
551 kr
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Investigates the transformation of German labour market policy, showing that Germany has departed from the conservative-corporatist path of welfare, especially with the Hartz Legislation of the Red-Green government.
Phantoms of War in Contemporary German Literature, Films and Discourse
The Politics of Memory
Av A. Fuchs
Häftad, 2008
634 kr
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Phantoms of War in Contemporary German Literature, Films and Discourse offers an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of fundamental shifts in German cultural memory. Focusing on the resurgence of family stories in fiction, autobiography and in film, this study challenges the institutional …
Political Parties and Public Policy in the German Länder
When Parties Matter
Av E. Turner
Inbunden, 2011
568 kr
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Political Parties and Public Policy in the German Länder considers the extent to which, and in what circumstances, political parties affect public policy. Exploring the regional level in Germany; using case studies in the areas of education, childcare and family, and labour market policy.
Germany, Poland and the Common Security and Defence Policy
Converging Security and Defence Perspectives in an Enlarged EU
Av L. Chappell
Inbunden, 2012
551 kr
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A comparative analysis of an old and new EU Member State's perceptions of and contributions to EU security and defence. This book focuses on change and continuity in both countries' defence policies and where convergence and divergence has occurred. This has important implications for the EU's …
Think-Tanks, Social Democracy and Social Policy
Av H. Pautz
Inbunden, 2012
551 kr
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An analysis of think-tanks in Britain and Germany and their role in the re-making of the British Labour party and Germany's Social Democrats as 'Third Way' parties. The part that think-tanks played in the creation of the the 'workfare state' in the 1990s and 2000s is also explored in this book.
Reunification in West German Party Politics From Westbindung to Ostpolitik
Inbunden, 2012
551 kr
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Combining new thinking in International Relations theory with original historical research, Kleuters explores the struggle between Christian Democrats and Social Democrats on the subject of German reunification, from Westbindung to Ostpolitik. The result is a gripping narrative focussing on …
Germany and the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union
Between Europeanization and National Adaptation
Av A. Miskimmon
Inbunden, 2007
551 kr
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This study assesses the influence of German policy makers on EU policy and the impact of EU membership on foreign policy making at the national level. The book concludes that limitations remain on the Europeanization of German foreign and security policy and Germany's ability to play a leading role …
Germany's New Right as Culture and Politics
Av R. Woods
Inbunden, 2007
551 kr
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This is the first full-length study in English of the New Right in Germany and it breaks new ground by considering the New Right as a political and a cultural movement. The book examines the often contradictory motives that feed into New Right political pronouncements and explores the cultural …
Germany's Gathering Crisis
The 2005 Federal Election and the Grand Coalition
Av William E. Paterson, J. Sloam
Inbunden, 2008
551 kr
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This book analyses German politics and economy. It analyzes the gathering crisis during the Red-Green government, the government's efforts to impose a reform agenda, the impact of the 2005 federal elections, and provides an evaluation of the success of the Grand Coalition in meeting these …
Contemporary Germany and the Nazi Legacy
Remembrance, Politics and the Dialectic of Normality
Av C. Pearce
Inbunden, 2007
568 kr
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This book examines a range of public debates on the Nazi legacy in Germany since Schröder's SDP-Green coalition came to power in 1998. A central theme is the 'dialectic of normality' whereby references to Nazi past impact upon present normality. The book is a valuable resource for students of …
New German Jewry and the European Context
The Return of the European Jewish Diaspora
Av Y. Bodemann
Inbunden, 2008
551 kr
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Departing from the recent critical literature on the emergence of a new German Jewry, this volume proposes a new perspective on the post-1980s phenomenon of re-emerging Jewish culture in Germany as a case study for wider developments in Europe and the international context.
Power and German Foreign Policy
Embedded Hegemony in Europe
Av B. Crawford
Inbunden, 2007
1095 kr
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What will German foreign policy look like in 2015? This book speculates by making a provocative argument: what drives German foreign policy is its power position in Europe and on the international stage. Crawford examines Germany's manoeuvres in the Balkans, its role in EMU, and its leadership in …
Nature, Technology and Cultural Change in Twentieth-Century German Literature
The Challenge of Ecocriticism
Av A. Goodbody
Inbunden, 2007
1260 kr
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This book traces shifting attitudes towards science and technology, nature and the environment in Twentieth-century Germany. It approaches them through discussion of a range of literary texts and explores the philosophical influences on them and their political contexts, and asks what part novels …
Phantoms of War in Contemporary German Literature, Films and Discourse
The Politics of Memory
Av A. Fuchs
Inbunden, 2008
634 kr
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Phantoms of War in Contemporary German Literature, Films and Discourse offers an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of fundamental shifts in German cultural memory. Focusing on the resurgence of family stories in fiction, autobiography and in film, this study challenges the institutional …
German National Identity in the Twenty-First Century
A Different Republic After All?
Inbunden, 2010
1128 kr
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Wittlinger takes a fresh look at German national identity in the 21st century and shows that it has undergone considerable changes since unification in 1990. Due to the external pressures of the post-cold war world and recent domestic developments, Germany has re-emerged as a nation which is less …
Making of Modern Switzerland, 1848-1998
Between Continuity and Change
Av M. Butler, M. Pender m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
1128 kr
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A fascinating collection of essays by leading British and Swiss scholars which explore the development of Swiss democracy from 1848 to the present day. Culture and literature, politics and economics are looked at in turn in an attempt to unravel the extraordinary success of this microcosmic, …
Challenge of German Culture
Essays presented to Wilfried van der Will
Inbunden, 2000
551 kr
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A wide-ranging collection of essays by leading British, American and German scholars, covering German literature, culture and politics from the Middle Ages to the present day. Based mainly on original research, the individual contributions reveal the rich complexity and vitality of contemporary …
Role of the Masses in the Collapse of the GDR
Av J. Grix
Inbunden, 2000
1128 kr
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This book examines the role of the masses in the collapse of the East German regime and state in 1989 in the northern district of Schwerin. It shows the extent to which citizens of the GDR dictatorship were instrumental in their state's demise. The 'bottom-up' approach employed, in contrast to the …
Germany's New Foreign Policy
Decision-Making in an Interdependent World
Av W. Eberwein, K. Kaiser
Inbunden, 2001
1095 kr
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This is the first attempt of its kind to analyse foreign policymaking in reunified Germany. The contributors cover all actors and institutions that influence foreign policy directly or indirectly, taking into account modern Germany's wider foreign relations. To this end, they examine not only …
Germany, Civilian Power and the New Europe
Enlarging NATO and the European Union
Av H. Tewes
Inbunden, 2001
1689 kr
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In 1990, the future of Europe's international politics hinged on two questions. How would unification affect the conduct of German foreign policy? Would those institutions that had given security and prosperity to Western Europe during the Cold War now do the same for the entire continent, and if …
German Federalism
Past, Present and Future
Av M. Umbach
Inbunden, 2002
551 kr
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This book explores the German idea of federalism denoting 'diversity within unity'. Historians, linguists and political scientists examine how federalism emerged in the Holy Roman Empire, was re-shaped by nineteenth-century cultural movements, and was adopted by the unified state in 1871 and again …
Walter Benjamin
Self-Reference and Religiosity
Inbunden, 2002
1095 kr
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Walter Benjamin's work represents one of the most radical and controversial responses to the problems of twentieth-century culture and society. This new interpretation analyzes some of the central enigmatic features of his writing, arguing that they result from the co-presence of religious …
Policy Discourses on Irregular Migration in Germany and the United Kingdom
Av B. Vollmer
Inbunden, 2014
551 kr
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Migration expert Bastian Vollmer explores the contentious issue of irregular migration in the highly-charged contexts of Germany and the UK. Through policy and discourse analysis the author explains why, despite the differing contexts and migration histories, German and British policy responses to …
