1st Edition
The West German Social Democrats, 1969-1982 Profile Of A Party In Power
By Gerard Braunthal
Copyright 1983
334 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
by
Routledge
334 Pages
by
Routledge
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The fall of the West German government in 1982 ended the 13-year rule of the Social Democratic Party (SPD) as the senior coalition partner under Chancellors Willy Brandt and Helmut Schmidt. In perpetual opposition from 1949 to 1966, the Social Democrats finally entered the government as the junior coalition party in 1966; three years later they assumed primary responsibility for guiding the... Read more
Preface -- Historical Overview -- The Organization: From Presidium to Local Branch -- Membership: A Social Shift at the Base -- Leaders, Factions, and Intraparty Democracy -- The Young Socialists -- Social Democratic Workers and Trade Unions -- Social Democratic Women and the Self-Employed -- The Quest for an Ideology -- The Quest for Voters -- National, State, and Local Elections -- Party and Parliament -- Party and Government -- Domestic Policy Issues -- Foreign Policy Issues -- Conclusion
Biography
Dr. Gerard Braunthal is professor of political science at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
