Books in the German Studies Series series

In the post-1945 years, German women played a major role in post-war economic and social reconstruction. These changes preceded other shifts in values and gender relations by 20 years. The author examines these developments and provides an updated survey of women in German society.

This text examines the development of social policies affecting older people since the origins of the German welfare state under Bismarck, and looks at how policy makers have sought to cope with the growing numbers of elderly people over the years.

This sequel to the author's "The New Germany Votes" analyzes the effect of unification on German electoral politics, focusing on the 1994 Bundestag elections. It is intended as a comprehensive overview of the social and political forces shaping electoral politics in Germany in the 1990s.

Examining the Greens' contribution to the changing nature of German local politics, this book reveals the effect of local political involvement upon the Greens themselves. It also shows how the established 'unpolitical' nature of Germany's local politics has given way to overtly political and confrontational approaches.

Beginning with a discussion of democratic theory, this study provides a survey of elections and electoral laws in the Federal Republic.

Examines the process of German unification from the perspective of the political parties, their voters and the parliamentary system. Specialists offer an analysis of the attempts by the established German parties to address the problems of German union as a policy goal and to deal with the internal party changes induced by the events of 1989/90.

This volume is concerned with the legal structure, the economic concentration and the political dynamics of the West German media in a period of rapid technological change. Adopting a "policy-studies" perspective, the author analyzes the shaping of "communication policies".