The Merkel Republic An Appraisal [Paperback]

Chancellor Angela Merkel has dominated German and European politics for almost a decade. Her stellar reputation, sound political and economic management, and popularity inside of Germany resulted in one of the most decisive electoral victories for her conservative parties in postwar Germanythe country can rightfully be deemed the Merkel Republic. Bringing together German politics experts from both sides of the Atlantic, this volume addresses the campaign, results, and consequences of the 2013 Bundestag election. Chapters delve into a diverse array of themes, including immigrant-origin and women candidates, the fate of the small parties, and the prospects for the SPD, the new coalition partner, as well as more general structural trends like the Europeanization and cosmopolitanization of German politics.

&the book is a must-read for those who seek to get behind the headlines about the chancellor.? Foreign Affairs

Eric Langenbacheris an Associate Teaching Professor and Director of the Honors Program in the Department of Government, Georgetown University. Recent publications include the paperback edition ofDynamics of Memory and Identity in Contemporary Europe(co-edited with Ruth Wittlinger and Bill Niven, 2015) andThe German Polity, 10th edition (co-authored with David Conradt, 2013).

Introduction:MerkelsNachsommerm?rchen?
Eric Langenbacher

Chapter 1.Follow-up to the Grand Coalition. The German Party System before and after the 2013 Federal Election
Frank Decker

Chapter 2.Chancellor Hegemony: Party Politics and the Bundestag Party System after the 2013 Federal Election
Charles Lees