The politics of programmatic renewal

Postwar experiences in Britain and Germany

Bibliographic Data

ID6407747
AuthorsCarl Cavanagh Hodges, Carl Cavanagh Hodge (Okanagan College, corresponding author)
Year1993
Volume16
Issue1
Pages5-19
Publication date1993-01-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueWest European Politics (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402389308424944
OpenAlexW2080996661
LanguageEN
References cited19

The reform efforts of postwar British and German social democracy resulted in very different outcomes. The absence of a legislative record in government was only the most obvious reason why the German party showed greater flexibility. Widely different reasoning about the likelihood of electoral success and the need to pursue a creative coalition strategy also invigorated the cause of programmatic change. At the same time, the personalities and tactics of party reformers; the formal constitution of domestic politics; and the roles played by Britain and the Federal Republic in Cold War Europe further diminished or enhanced the chances of programmatic change

Coalition government · Constitution · Democracy · Economic history · Economics · Flexibility (engineering · German · Government (linguistics · Legislature · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social Democratic Party · Sociology · European history and politics · History · Law · Political and Economic history of UK and US · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration

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