German Politics Books

New and Published Books

1. Education in Political Science

   Discovering a neglected field

   Edited by Anja P. Jakobi, Kerstin Martens, Klaus Dieter Wolf

   Series: Routledge/ECPR Studies in European Political Science

   This pioneering volume is devoted to the analysis of education from the perspective of political science, applying the full range of the discipline’s analytical perspectives and methodological tools. The contributions demonstrate how education policy can be explored systematically from a variety...

   Published March 21st 2013 by Routledge
2. Germany, France, Russia and Islam (Routledge Revivals)

   By Heinrich Von Treitschke

   Series: Routledge Revivals

   Heinrich Von Treitschke was a prolific German historian and political writer during the nineteenth century. In Germany, France, Russia and Islam, first published in 1915, he considers European diplomatic relations from the patriotic perspective of imperial Germany, in particular examining...

   Published January 23rd 2013 by Routledge
3. Japan and Germany as Regional Actors

   Evaluating Change and Continuity after the Cold War

   By Alexandra Sakaki

   Series: Politics in Asia

   The end of the Cold War and the bipolar era constituted a significant change in Germany's and Japan's foreign policy settings, granting both countries greater leeway to pursue policies divergent from Washington's strategy. This important book fills a gap in the existing literature by employing an...

   Published August 19th 2012 by Routledge
4. German Unification 1989-90

   Documents on British Policy Overseas, Series III, Volume VII

   Edited by Patrick Salmon, Keith Hamilton, Stephen Robert Twigge

   Series: Whitehall Histories

   This volume is comprised of a collection of diplomatic documents covering British reactions to, and policy towards, the collapse of the German Democratic Republic and the unification of Germany in 1989-90. The peaceful unification of Germany in 1989-90 brought a dramatic end to the Cold War. This...

   Published January 30th 2012 by Routledge
5. Politics of Segmentation

   Party Competition and Social Protection in Europe

   By Georg Picot

   Series: Routledge/EUI Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State

   When political parties make policy decisions they are influenced by the competition they face from other parties. This book examines how party competition and party systems affect reforms of social protection. Featuring a historical comparison of Italy and Germany post-1945, the book shows how a...

   Published January 19th 2012 by Routledge
6. The Role of Business in the Development of the Welfare State and Labor Markets in Germany

   Containing Social Reforms

   By Thomas Paster

   Series: Routledge/EUI Studies in the Political Economy of the Welfare State

   This book assesses the role of employers in the development of welfare state and labour market institutions. Building on an in-depth analysis of Germany, a market economy known to often provide economic benefits to firms, this book explores one of the most contested issues in the comparative and...

   Published December 12th 2011 by Routledge
7. The Politics of the New Germany

   2nd Edition

   By Simon Green, Dan Hough, Alister Miskimmon

   The Politics of the New Germany continues to provide the most comprehensive, authoritative and up-to-date textbook on contemporary German Politics. The text takes a new approach to understanding politics in the post-unification Federal Republic. Assuming only elementary knowledge, it focuses on a...

   Published September 28th 2011 by Routledge
8. Branding Post-Communist Nations

   Marketizing National Identities in the “New” Europe

   Edited by Nadia Kaneva

   Series: Routledge Research in Cultural and Media Studies

   Nation branding--a set of ideas rooted in Western marketing--gained popularity in the post-communist world by promising a quick fix for the identity malaise of "transitional" societies. Since 1989, almost every country in Central and Eastern Europe has engaged in nation branding initiatives of...

   Published September 18th 2011 by Routledge
9. The Funding of Political Parties

   Where Now?

   Edited by Keith Ewing, Jacob Rowbottom, Joo-Cheong Tham

   Series: Routledge Research in Comparative Politics

   This book explores the problems associated with regulating the funding of political parties and election campaigns in a timely assessment of a topic of great political controversy. From interest in Obama's capacity to raise vast sums of money, to scandals that have rocked UK and Australian...

   Published August 29th 2011 by Routledge
10. Why Regions Matter: Small Worlds in Comparative Perspective

    Edited by Ailsa Henderson

    Bringing together experts on regionalism and federalism this collection explores the impact of legislative regions on parties and voters. It reflects on the 1980 publication of Small Worlds by David Elkins and Richard Simeon, which outlined how and why voters and policies differ across Canadian...

    Published May 31st 2011 by Routledge