Overview

Germany has undergone more change in the past two years than it has experienced in decades. In the fall of 2021, the Social Democratic Party unexpectedly surged to first place in the Bundestag elections, going on to lead a coalition of SPD, Greens, and Free Democrats that promised to “dare more progress” domestically. Then just two months after the new government was installed, Russia invaded Ukraine. The contributions in this volume investigate the altered state of German politics and predict the trajectory of Europe’s leading power in the transformed geopolitical environment.

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Author:   Eric Langenbacher
Publisher:   Berghahn Books
Imprint:   Berghahn Books
ISBN:  

9781805395454

ISBN 10:   1805395459
Pages:   432
Publication Date:   01 June 2024
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print  
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Table of Contents

Introduction: A Zeitenwende Indeed Eric Langenbacher Chapter 1. From the Eternal Grand Coalition to the Traffic Light Alliance: The Development of the German Party System Before and After the 2021 Federal Election Frank Decker and Philipp Adorf Chapter 2. Pathways to the Chancellorship: The Making of Chancellor Scholz in Perspective Ludger Helms Chapter 3. Continuing Formalization of Coalition Formation with a New “Sound:” Negotiating the Coalition Contract after the 2021 Bundestag Election Sven T. Siefken Chapter 4. The Quest for Gender Parity: Angela Merkel and the Diversification of Electoral Politics in Germany Joyce Marie Mushaben Chapter 5. What do (Parties Think) Women and LGBTI Citizens Want? Party Platforms, Gender, and Sexuality in the 2021 German National Election Louise K. Davidson-Schmich Chapter 6. KanzlerwahlvereinNo More? Failed Internal Coalition-making and the CDU/CSU’s 2021 Campaign Matthias Dilling Chapter 7. From Zero to Hero: The Rise of Olaf Scholz and the SPD Ed Turner, Davide Vampa, and Matthias Scantamburlo Chapter 8. Not a Single Digit Party Anymore: The Central Role of Alliance 90/The Greens in a Changed Party System Niko Switek Chapter 9. Catalysts for Change: Small Parties in the 2021 Bundestag Election David Patton Chapter 10. The Party Without Qualities? Explaining the Left Party’s Electoral Disaster in the 2021 German Federal Election Jonathan Olsen and Michael A. Hansen Chapter 11. Setting a Trend? Support for the Greens and the FDP in the 2021 Bundestag Election Andreas Wüst Chapter 12. A Tale of Two Electorates? The 2021 Federal Election and the Alternative for Germany (AfD) Voter in East and West Michael A. Hansen and Jonathan Olsen Chapter 13. The Pandemic Factor: The Covid-19 Crisis in the Alternative for Germany’s 2021 Federal Election Campaign Lars Rensmann and Thijs de Zee Chapter 14. The Shifting Role of Climate Change in the 2021 Bundestag Election Carol Hager Chapter 15. Reordering German Liberalism: Reexamining the Social Market Economy in the 2021 Bundestag Election Mark Vail Chapter 16. The Enduring Effect of Immigration Attitudes on Vote Choice: Evidence from the 2021 German Federal Election Hannah M. Alarian Chapter 17. The Ampel Coalition’s Foreign Policy Challenges Jack Janes Chapter 18. China and Russia Policy in the Election and Beyond Stephen F. Szabo Chapter 19. Inertia and Reactiveness in Germany’s Russia Policy: From the 2021 Federal Elections to the Invasion of Ukraine in 2022 Jonas J. Driedger

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Eric Langenbacher is a Teaching Professor and Director of the Honors Program in the Department of Government at Georgetown University. Since July 2019, he is also a Senior Fellow and the Director of the Society, Culture and Politics Program at the American-German Institute in Washington, DC. Recent publications include The German Polity, 12th ed. (Lanham, 2021), Twilight of the Merkel Era: Power and Politics in Germany after the 2017 Bundestag Election (Berghahn Books, 2019) and Dynamics of Memory and Identity in Contemporary Europe (Berghahn Books, 2015). He is also Managing Editor of German Politics and Society, which is housed in Georgetown’s BMW Center for German and European Studies.

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