Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Introduction 1
4. Chapter 1 Lose-Lose Proposition: Policy Change and Party Politics in the Grand Coalition 24
5. Chapter 2 The Shrinking Elephants: The 2009 Election and the Changing Party System 48
6. Chapter 3 Bundestag Election 2009: Solidifying the Five Party System 69
7. Chapter 4 The SPD and the Debacle of the 2009 German Federal Election: An Opportunity for Renewal 86
8. Chapter 5 Coalition Governance under Chancellor Merkel’s Grand Coalition: A Comparison of the Cabinets Merkel I and Merkel II 102
9. Chapter 6 Coalitions and Camps in the German Party System after the 2009 Bundestag Election 122
10. Chapter 7 Coalition Dynamics and the Changing German Party System 137
11. Chapter 8 Gender Quota Compliance and Contagion in the 2009 Bundestag Election 151
12. Chapter 9 The Internet, Political Participation and Election Turnout: A Case Study of Germany’s www.abgeordnetenwatch.de 173
13. Chapter 10 The Role of Foreign Policy in the 2009 Campaign and the Black-Yellow Future 192
14. Contributors 205
15. Index 208