The Federal Republic of Germany at Fifty: At the End of a Century of Turmoil [Hardcover]

Fifty years after the formation of the Federal Republic and a decade after German unification, we stand on the cusp of a new century and a new millennium of German history. At the same time EMU marks a giant stride towards European integration and the end of the Deutschmark. In this book, leading international scholars reflect on the dramatic transformations of Germany's past and on Germany's future prospects. Post-war democratic and economic renewal is set in the context of continuing debates about German identity. There are assessments of all major leaders, parties and ideologies; of the still unfinished agenda of integrating East and West; of how the next generation of German leaders will interact with ageing governmental structures; of the Bundesbank and the successes and failures of economic policy, the trade unions and the media; and of Germany's emerging new role in Europe and the world.List of Contributors Outline INTRODUCTION: 50 Years of the Federal Republic; P.H.Merkl PART I: GERMAN IDENTITY AT THE CUSP OF A NEW CENTURY Germany's Past Viewed after Fifty Years of Democracy; H.A.Turner The Changing Politics of German National Identity; H.Krisch Coming to Terms with the Nation: The Political and Literary Voices of Women; J.Mushaben Integration and Identity in German Politics; W.M.Chandler Visions of Democracy; R.Rohrschneider PART II: NEW DIRECTIONS AMONG THE GERMAN LEADERSHIP Elections and Political Change: A German Sonderweg?; H.Norpoth Kohl's Legacy: The CDU/CSU in a New Era; C.Clemens The SPD Leaders in Power and in Opposition; G.Braunthal A Divided Left: The SPD and the Reformed Communists in Eastern Germany; M.Rueschemeyer East German Leadership After Unification: The Search for Voice: T.A.Baylis The Green Party's Transformation: The 'New Politics' Party Grows Up; E.G.Frankland The PDS - An Unexpected Intruder from the East; G.R.Kleinfeld PART III: AGEING GOVERNMENTAL STRUCTURES Parteiverdrossenheit? Whither the German Party-State in the 1990s?; G.O.Kvlãd