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A selection of English-language resources related to elections in Germany. Access descriptions by hovering over the "info" icon.
Election Campaigns and Voter Decision-Making in a Multi-Party System by
This book analyses how people decided to participate in and who to vote for over the course of the 2009 and 2013 German federal election campaigns. Using data from two seven-wave campaign panel surveys collected in the framework of the German Longitudinal Election Study (GLES), it demonstrates that both turnout and vote choice, as well as their attitudinal precursors, underwent considerable individual-level changes in the run-up to these elections. Fixed-effects panel regression analyses show that campaign efforts, controversies and events did influence voting behaviour. These effects were not confined to certain subsections of the electorate, either in terms of political involvement or partisanship. Campaign effects led some party adherents back to the fold, whereas they made others defect. In the German multiparty system, campaigns are capable of making a difference to voting behaviour. This analysis thus casts doubt on the general applicability of the minimal effects model.
Call Number: JN3971.A95 S36 2017ISBN: 9783848729722Publication Date: 2017-02-15
Between Left and Right by
Germany remains a leader in Europe, as demonstrated by its influential role in the on-going policy challenges in response to the post 2008 financial and economic crises. Rarely does the composition of a national government matter as much as Germany's did following the 2009 Bundestag election. This volume, which brings together established and up-and coming academics from both sides of the Atlantic, delves into the dynamics and consequences surrounding this fateful election: How successful was Chancellor Angela Merkel's leadership of the Grand Coalition and what does her new partnership with the Free Democrats auger? In the face economic crisis, why did German voters empower a center-right market-liberal coalition? Why did the SPD, one of the oldest and most distinguished parties in the world self-destruct and what are the chances that it will recover? The chapters go beyond the contemporary situation and provide deeper analyses of the long-term decline of the catchall parties, structural changes in the party system, electoral behavior, the evolution of perceptions of gender in campaigns, and the use of new social media in German politics.
Call Number: Online ResourceISBN: 9780857455482Publication Date: 2010-11-30
The German Parliament by Call Number: JN3971.A78 G5813 2016ISBN: 9783867647328Publication Date: 2016
The Merkel Republic by
Chancellor Angela Merkel has dominated German and European politics for almost a decade. Her stellar reputation, sound political and economic management, and popularity inside of Germany resulted in one of the most decisive electoral victories for her conservative parties in postwar Germany--the country can rightfully be deemed the Merkel Republic. Bringing together German politics experts from both sides of the Atlantic, this volume addresses the campaign, results, and consequences of the 2013 Bundestag election. Chapters delve into a diverse array of themes, including immigrant-origin and women candidates, the fate of the small parties, and the prospects for the SPD, the new coalition partner, as well as more general structural trends like the Europeanization and cosmopolitanization of German politics.
Call Number: Online ResourceISBN: 9781782388968Publication Date: 2015-09-30
UIUC Library Resources (German)
A selection of German-language resources related to elections in Germany. Access descriptions by hovering over the "info" icon.
Am Ende der Gewissheiten : Wähler, Parteien und Koalitionen in Bewegung by Call Number: 324.9430883 Am1ISBN: 9783789282096Publication Date: 2011
Die Massenmedien Im Wahlkampf by
Noch während der Bundestagswahlkampf 2013 im Gange war, wurde er verschiedentlich als flau beurteilt. Die Kampagne ließ Highlights und Innovationen vermissen. Die Forschung zur Wahlkampfkommunikation gewinnt daher ihren Wert vor allem in der Langzeitperspektive, die es möglich macht zu prüfen, ob die oftmals diagnostizierten Trends moderner Kampagnen wie Professionalisierung und Personalisierung zutreffen und ob Verschiebungen in der Rolle und der Bedeutung der klassischen Medien auf der einen und Internet sowie sozialen Netzwerken auf der anderen Seite eintreten. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes analysieren die verschiedenen Mittel der Kampagnenkommunikation, die Berichterstattung der Medien und untersuchen Wirkungsfragen.
Call Number: JN3971.A95 .M377 2015ISBN: 9783658061500Publication Date: 2014-10-02
Vergleichende Wahlkampfforschung by
Wahlkämpfe gelten als unverzichtbare Spielwiesen der Demokratie und als Hochzeiten politischer Kommunikation. In ihnen verdichten sich in periodisch wiederkehrenden Abständen die routinemäßig ablaufenden Interaktionen zwischen Parteien, Massenmedien und WählerInnen. Eine Veränderung erfahren diese Austauschprozesse durch das zeitlich befristete Hinzukommen von politischer Werbung und wahlkampfspezifischen Kommunikationsereignissen wie TV-Duellen. Die Beiträge dieses Bandes widmen sich den vergangenen Bundestags-, Europa- und Landtagswahlkämpfen in Deutschland in konsequent vergleichender Perspektive. Zum einen handelt es sich um Zeitvergleiche, die Veränderungen der Wahlkampfkommunikation überprüfen. Zum anderen werden die Wahlkampfkommunikation und deren Wirkungen, wie sie sich auf verschiedenen politischen Ebenen realisieren, in Bezug zueinander gesetzt. Dadurch wird die populäre Annahme, Haupt- und Nebenwahlkämpfe würden von Parteien, Massenmedien und WählerInnen unterschiedlich angegangen werden, auf den empirischen Prüfstand gestellt.
Call Number: JN3971.A95 V46 2016ISBN: 9783658129767Publication Date: 2016-04-22
The German Electoral System
Image source: Deutsche Welle
- Office of the Federal Returning Officer (Bundeswahlleiter)Includes important dates and information regarding elections in Germany.
- Voting in Germany - Handbook GermanyBasic information on voting from Handbook Germany.
The German Parliament (Bundestag)
- The Parliament of the Federal Republic of GermanyThis linked page from the Parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany (Deutscher Bundestag) contains links to resources on plenary business, committees, and European Policy.
- Parliamentary Groups in the German BundestagThis linked page displays the breakdown of seats in the German Bundestag leading up to the September 2021 election.
September 2021 Election
- Meet the Top CandidatesWho can you expect to see leading Germany's political parties in this election? This resource from Deutsche Welle gives a short introduction to some of the leading candidates.
- German Election 2021 from POLITICOAccess a multitude of articles, polls, and newsletters on the September 2021 German election.
- POLITICO's EU ConfidentialEpisode 191: German election journey — EESC in spotlight