Between Left and Right: The 2009 Bundestag Elections and the Transformation of the German Party System

CONTENTS\nIntroduction\nChapter 1 Lose-Lose Proposition: Policy Change and Party Politics in the Grand Coalition\nChapter 2 The Shrinking Elephants: The 2009 Election and the Changing Party System\nChapter 3 Bundestag Election 2009: Solidifying the Five Party System\nChapter 4 The SPD and the Debacle of the 2009 German Federal Election: An Opportunity for Renewal\nChapter 5 Coalition Governance under Chancellor Merkel’s Grand Coalition: A Comparison of the Cabinets Merkel I and Merkel II\nChapter 6 Coalitions and Camps in the German Party System after the 2009 Bundestag Election\nChapter 7 Coalition Dynamics and the Changing German Party System\nChapter 8 Gender Quota Compliance and Contagion in the 2009 Bundestag Election\nChapter 9 The Internet, Political Participation and Election Turnout: A Case Study of Germany’s www.abgeordnetenwatch.de\nChapter 10 The Role of Foreign Policy in the 2009 Campaign and the Black-Yellow Future\nContributors\nIndex