Political Culture in Germany

Front Matter....Pages i-xvii
Front Matter....Pages 2-2
Political Culture in Germany: A Paradigmatic Case....Pages 3-12
The Study of Political Culture....Pages 13-26
Front Matter....Pages 27-27
Legacies of the German Empire....Pages 29-42
Problems of Identity and Consensus in a Fragmented Society: The Weimar Republic....Pages 43-59
Culture and Politics in Nazi Germany....Pages 60-77
Subject Political Culture as Heritage? Continuities and Changes in the Early Post-War Years....Pages 78-87
Front Matter....Pages 89-89
The Significance of Regional Variations: The Case of Baden-Württemberg....Pages 91-100
Specificities of Bavarian Political Culture....Pages 101-115
The Political Culture of the New Social Movements....Pages 116-125
Sub-Cultural Aspects of Right-Wing Extremism....Pages 126-134
Front Matter....Pages 135-135
Political-Cultural Aspects of the System Transformation....Pages 137-152
The Political Culture of Protestantism in the GDR....Pages 153-169
The Central ‘Round Table’ in the GDR: An Instrument of Transition to a New Identity....Pages 170-187
The Endless Election: 1990 in the German Democratic Republic....Pages 188-212
Front Matter....Pages 213-213
The State Tradition in Germany: Continuities and Changes....Pages 215-231
Trends of Political Support in the Federal Republic of Germany....Pages 232-268
Front Matter....Pages 269-269
Changing Aspects of National Identity in Germany....Pages 271-294
Attitudes towards European Integration....Pages 295-301
Perceptions of the ‘New Germany’ in the International System....Pages 302-317
Front Matter....Pages 319-319
German Perspectives....Pages 321-332
Back Matter....Pages 333-370