Full Description
The Routledge Handbook of German Politics and Culture offers a wide-ranging and authoritative account of Germany in the 21st century. It gathers the expertise of internationally leading scholars of German culture, politics, and society to explore and explain
historical pathways to contemporary Germany
the current 'Berlin Republic'
society and diversity
Germany and Europe
Germany and the world.
This is an essential resource for students, researchers, and all those looking to understand contemporary German politics and culture.
Contents
Preface Sarah Colvin PART I. Pathways to contemporary Germany 1. The history of a European nation Ute Frevert 2. Humanität, Bildung, Kultur: Germany's civilizing values Ritchie Robertson 3. Legacies of a significant past: regimes, experiences, and identities Mary Fulbrook 4. World War II in German cultural memory: Dresden as lieu de mémoire Anne Fuchs 5. Modell Deutschland: from the Bonn to the Berlin Republic Jeffrey Anderson PART II. The Berlin Republic 6. The political and constitutional order Eric Langenbacher 7. Party politics and electoral behaviour Thomas Saalfeld and Harald Schoen 8. Citizenship Helen Williams 9. Social wellbeing and democracy Patricia Hogwood 10. Being East German in the Berlin Republic Laurence McFalls with Alexandra Hausstein 11. Visual culture: memory work and arts of the present Andrew Webber PART III. Society and diversity 12. Immigration and integration Alex Street and Randall Hansen 13. Germany as Kulturnation? Identity in diversity Wilfried van der Will and Rob Burns 14 .Theatre and diversity Christel Weiler 15. Religious diversity Volkhard Krech 16. Gender and sexuality Clare Bielby and Frauke Matthes 17. 'Grey' culture Stuart Taberner PART IV. Germany and Europe 18. Germany and Europe: negotiating identity in a multicultural present Fatima El Tayeb 19. The place of Europe in contemporary German film Paul Cooke 20. The making of German European policy William E. Paterson 21. German power and 'embedded hegemony' in Europe Beverly Crawford 22. The approach to finance in the European context Lothar Funk 23. Climate protection policy: ecological modernization, industrial competitiveness, and Europeanization Rainer Hillebrand PART V. Germany and the world 24. Europeanization and globalization as drivers of the German growth model Kurt Hübner 25. Foreign policy: from 'civilian power' to 'trading state'? Hanns W. Maull 26. Germany and America 1945-2012 James Sperling 27. Sport politics Jonathan Grix 28. Cultural outreach: overcoming the past Gregory Paschalidis
