Parties, Opposition and Society in West Germany

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ID23242563
AuthorsEva Kolinsky (corresponding author)
Year2018
Pages366
Publication date2018-10-24
Open AccessNo
TypeBOOK
VenueParties, Opposition and Society in West Germany (RLE: German Politics) (SOURCE_BOOK)
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.4324/9781315727431
OpenAlexW2912574985
Open LibraryOL29250535M
ISBN9781315727431
LanguageEN
Citations received8

In this volume, originally published in 1984, the author examines the social composition of the electorate, of membership and leadership of West German political parties, as well as their representation and finances. Kolinsky argues that while affiliation and electorates remained distinct, the social composition of party organisations became narrower and more uniform. The book examines how the parties became alienated from contemporary West German society and discusses the difficulties experienced by opposition parties in trying to develop alternative strategies, in particular those of the Green Party.

Economic history · Opposition (politics) · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Sociology · West germany · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · European history and politics · History · Law · Elections · Germany · Germany (West) · Political parties · Political Process · politics and government · Social conditions

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