The Postwar Transformation of Germany: Democracy, Prosperity and Nationhood
As Germany celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany--the former West Germany-- leading scholars take stock in this volume of the political, social, and economic progress Germany made as it built a democratic political system and a powerful economy, survived the Cold War, and dealt with the challenges of reunification.
The contributors address issues such as Germany's response to extremists, the development of a professional civil service, judicial review, the maintenance of the welfare state, the nature of contemporary German nationalism, and Germany's role in the world.
Contributors are Thomas Banchoff, Thomas U. Berger, Patricia Davis, Ernst Haas, Jost Halfmann, Christard Hoffmann, Carl-Lugwig Holtfrerich, Donald P. Kommers, Wolfgang Krieger, Peter Krueger, Gregg O. Kvistad, Ludger Lindlar, Charles Maier, Andrei Markovitz, Peter Merkl, Claus Offe, Simon Reich, and Michaela Richter.
John S. Brady and Sarah Elise Wiliarty are doctoral candidates in the Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley. Beverly Crawford is Professor of Political Science, Senior Lecturer in Political Economy of Industrial Societies, and Associate Director, Center for German and European Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
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The Postwar Transformation of Germany: Democracy, Prosperity and Nationhood
As Germany celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany--the former West Germany-- leading scholars take stock in this volume of the political, social, and economic progress Germany made as it built a democratic political system and a powerful economy, survived the Cold War, and dealt with the challenges of reunification.
The contributors address issues such as Germany's response to extremists, the development of a professional civil service, judicial review, the maintenance of the welfare state, the nature of contemporary German nationalism, and Germany's role in the world.
Contributors are Thomas Banchoff, Thomas U. Berger, Patricia Davis, Ernst Haas, Jost Halfmann, Christard Hoffmann, Carl-Lugwig Holtfrerich, Donald P. Kommers, Wolfgang Krieger, Peter Krueger, Gregg O. Kvistad, Ludger Lindlar, Charles Maier, Andrei Markovitz, Peter Merkl, Claus Offe, Simon Reich, and Michaela Richter.
John S. Brady and Sarah Elise Wiliarty are doctoral candidates in the Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley. Beverly Crawford is Professor of Political Science, Senior Lecturer in Political Economy of Industrial Societies, and Associate Director, Center for German and European Studies, University of California, Berkeley.
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The Postwar Transformation of Germany: Democracy, Prosperity and Nationhood

The Postwar Transformation of Germany: Democracy, Prosperity and Nationhood

The Postwar Transformation of Germany: Democracy, Prosperity and Nationhood
The Postwar Transformation of Germany: Democracy, Prosperity and Nationhood

The Postwar Transformation of Germany: Democracy, Prosperity and Nationhood


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As Germany celebrates the fiftieth anniversary of the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany--the former West Germany-- leading scholars take stock in this volume of the political, social, and economic progress Germany made as it built a democratic political system and a powerful economy, survived the Cold War, and dealt with the challenges of reunification.
The contributors address issues such as Germany's response to extremists, the development of a professional civil service, judicial review, the maintenance of the welfare state, the nature of contemporary German nationalism, and Germany's role in the world.
Contributors are Thomas Banchoff, Thomas U. Berger, Patricia Davis, Ernst Haas, Jost Halfmann, Christard Hoffmann, Carl-Lugwig Holtfrerich, Donald P. Kommers, Wolfgang Krieger, Peter Krueger, Gregg O. Kvistad, Ludger Lindlar, Charles Maier, Andrei Markovitz, Peter Merkl, Claus Offe, Simon Reich, and Michaela Richter.
John S. Brady and Sarah Elise Wiliarty are doctoral candidates in the Department of Political Science, University of California, Berkeley. Beverly Crawford is Professor of Political Science, Senior Lecturer in Political Economy of Industrial Societies, and Associate Director, Center for German and European Studies, University of California, Berkeley.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780472027231
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Publication date: 08/04/2010
Format: eBook
Pages: 544
File size: 4 MB

Table of Contents

Contents Germany Transformed? A Framework for Analysis / Beverly Crawford, John S. Brady, and Sarah Elise Wiliarty Building Democracy: The Institutions and Political Culture of German Democracy The German Response to the Challenge of Extremist Parties, 1949–1994 / Peter H. Merkl Building Democracy and Changing Institutions: The Professional Civil Service and Political Parties in the Federal Republic of Germany / Gregg O. Kvistad Building Democracy: Judicial Review and the German Rechtsstaat / Donald P. Kommers From State Culture to Citizen Culture: Political Parties and the Postwar Transformation of Political Culture in Germany / Michaela Richter The Challenge of Prosperity: The Foundations of the German Economy and Challenges of the Future Germany's Export Boom at Fifty — An Enduring Success Story? / Ludger Lindlar and Carl-Ludwig Holtfrerich The German Welfare State: Principles, Performance, Prospects / Claus Offe Norms, Ideology, and Institutions: (En)Gendered Retrenchment of Modell Deutschland? / Patricia Davis and Simon Reich The Question of Nationhood: The Evolution of National Identity in the Federal Republic The End of Longing? (Notes toward a History of Postwar German National Longing) / Charles S. Maier The Late Flowering and Early Fading of German Nationalism / Ernst Haas The Federal Republic as a Nation-State / Peter Krüger Immigration and Nationhood in the Federal Republic of Germany / Christhard Hoffman Two Discourses of Citizenship in Germany: The Differences between Public Debate and Administrative Practice / Jost Halfmann Germany's Place in the World The Enduring Transformation of Postwar German Foreign Policy / Thomas Banchoff Germany's Place in the World / Wolfgang Krieger The Contemporary Power of Memory: The Dilemmas for German Foreign Policy / Andrei S. Markovits and Simon Reich The Burdens of Memory: The Impact of History on German National Security Policy / Thomas U. Berger Conclusion From the Bonn to the Berlin Republic and Beyond: Critical Junctures and the Future of the Federal Republic / John S. Brady and Sarah Elise Wiliarty Contributors Index
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