Germany After the Grand Coalition: Governance and Politics in a Turbulent Environment

Book Overview

In Germany, Grand Coalitions of the two major parties - the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) and the Social Democrats (SPD) - generally have a bad reputation. Hence, the CDU/CSU-SPD government under Angela Merkel (2005-2009) was neither the parties' nor the citizens' preferred choice, its performance was seen quite critical from the outset, and it was finished without further ado after the 2009 federal election. Has the Grand Coalition 2005-2009 been...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1349384410
• ISBN13: 9781349384419
• Release Date: January 2011
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"