Stability and Change in German Elections

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Stability and Change in German Elections How Electorates Merge, Converge, or Collide

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Edited by Christopher J. Anderson and Carsten Zelle

ISBN: 0-275-96254-7

ISBN-13: 978-0-275-96254-8

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376 pages, figures, tables

Praeger Publishers

Publication: 9/30/1998

List Price: $125.00 (UK Sterling Price: £70.00)

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Trim Size: 6 1/8 x 9 1/4

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[V]aluable book which is essential to all students of German party politics.
—Political Studies

Description: Anderson, Zelle, and their contributors provide in-depth analyses of electoral trends in Germany--the one country in which an electorate that had maintained stable democracy after World War II was enlarged by compatriots who had experienced decades of socialist rule. Most of the essays in this book first focus on long-term developments known to affect electoral change in industrial societies such as: societal transformations, changes in ideological thinking, and value change. After establishing if and how these developments have been taking place in the old Länder, they investigate whether similar trends can be observed in the eastern electorate or if the patterns are different. Then, present state and future prospects of electoral politics in the united Germany are assessed. In addition, some chapters concentrate on phenomena visible only in the eastern section in order to investigate causes and effects of these peculiarities. The editors elaborate on common themes and assess the findings in light of the author's guiding questions offered in introductory and concluding chapters. This is a major resource for students and scholars concerned with German politics.

Table of Contents:

Introduction: German Elections After Modernization and Unification by Christopher J. Anderson and Carsten Zelle
A New Type of Voter? The Balance Between Short-term and Long-term Factors
The Erosion of Social Cleavages in Western Germany, 1971-97 by Peter Gluchowski and Ulrich Von Wilamowitz-Moellendorff
The Social Bases of Voting Behavior in Unified Germany by Karl Schmitt
A Third Face of Dealignment? An Update on Party Identification in Germany, 1971-94 by Carsten Zelle
Candidate Evaluations and Party Choice in Germany, 1972-94: Do Candidates Matter? by Angelika Vetter and Oscar W. Gabriel
Economic Conditions and Voting Preferences in East and West Germany, 1989-94 by Hans Rattinger and Jürgen Krämer
The Stability of the Meaning of Left and Right in Germany, 1976-90 by Wolfgang Jagodzinski and Steffen M. Kühnel
A Postmaterialist Realignment? Value Change and Electoral Behavior in Unified Germany by Markus Klein
A New Type of Nonvoter? Turnout Decline in German Elections, 1980-94 by Thomas Kleinhenz
Collisions Between East and West? Regional Differences in Party Systems
Voting Behavior in Subnational Elections: Local and State Elections in Three Lander, 1988-95 by Ulrich Eith
Factors Explaining the Increase in PDS Support After Unification by Carsten Zelle
New Directions: The Impact of Political Factors on German Elections
Media Use, Interpersonal Communication, and Voting Behavior in Germany, 1990-95 by Frank Brettschneider and Peter D. Schrott
Candidate Characteristics and Electoral Performance: A Long-Term Analysis of the German Bundestag by Thomas Lancaster
Political Parties and the Changing Framework of German Electoral Competition by Susan E. Scarrow
Bibliography
Index

LC Card Number: 98-15651

LCC Class: JN3971

Dewey Class: 324


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