This teaching unit will focus on Germany's federal system. It will include the following topics: What is a federation? Germany's democratic, federal parliamentary republic, Political parties in Germany, The German Electoral System, Coalition building and the composition of the Current Bundestag (the German Parliament).
Mandatory reading
Gunlicks, A. (2003). The Länder and German Federalism. Manchester University Press (Chapters 1, 12). |
Fulbrook, M. (1992). The divided nation: a history of Germany, 1918-1990. Oxford: Oxford University Press (Chapter 1). |
Further Reading
Gunlicks, A. (2003). The Länder and German Federalism. Manchester University Press (Chapters 2, 3, 8, 10). |
Berg-Schlosser, D., & Rytlewski, R. (Eds.). (1993). Political culture in Germany. Palgrave Macmillan, London (Chapter 18). |
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Sessions will take place on Tuesdays, 10:00-11:40.