Germany on the Road to “Normalcy”: Policies and Politics of the Red-Green Federal Government (1998–2002)

Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Front Matter....Pages 1-1
Germany on the Road to “Normalcy”: Policies and Politics of the Red-Green Federal Government (1998–2002)....Pages 3-17
Front Matter....Pages 19-19
One Electorate? Social Policy Views and Voters’ Choice in Unified Germany Since 1990....Pages 21-45
The German Party System: Developments After Unification....Pages 47-65
Gerhard Schröder as “Coordination Chancellor”: The Impact of Institutions and Arenas on the Chancellor’s Style of Governance....Pages 67-88
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
The Red-Green Government, the Third Way, and the Alliance for Jobs, Training and Competitiveness....Pages 91-106
Policy Failure: The Economic Record of the Red-Green Coalition in Germany, 1998–2002....Pages 107-122
Continuity or Change: Red-Green Social Policy After Sixteen Years of Christian Democratic Rule....Pages 123-143
Front Matter....Pages 145-145
Internal Security and the Politics of Law and Order....Pages 147-160
From Taboo to Strategic Tool in Politics: Immigrants and Immigration Policies in German Party Politics....Pages 161-181
Red-Green Environmental Policy in Germany: Strategies and Performance Patterns....Pages 183-206
Front Matter....Pages 207-207
From “Tamed” to “Normal” Power: A New Paradigm in German Foreign and Security Policy?....Pages 209-234
European Politics of the Red-Green Government: Deepening and Widening Continued....Pages 235-252
Back Matter....Pages 253-292