Chapter 6 THE CHANGING PARTY SYSTEM AND THE CHALLENGE OF DIRECT DEMOCRACY

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. ILLUSTRATIONS vii
4. FOREWORD viii
5. CONTRIBUTORS x
6. Introduction GERMAN UNIFICATION, PUBLIC POLICY, AND FEDERALISM 1
7. Chapter 1 HISTORICAL DIMENSIONS OF GERMAN STATEHOOD From the Old Reich to the New Germany 15
8. Chapter 2 ON THE MISERY OF THE GERMAN FINANCIAL CONSTITUTION 47
9. Chapter 3 TERRITORIAL REFORM OF THE LÄNDER A Demand of the Basic Law 65
10. Chapter 4 LÄNDER PARLIAMENTS IN THE FEDERATION Some Remarks on the Division of Powers 91
11. Chapter 5 GERMANY’S LATENT CONSTITUTIONAL CONFLICT 110
12. Chapter 6 THE CHANGING PARTY SYSTEM AND THE CHALLENGE OF DIRECT DEMOCRACY 135
13. Chapter 7 DIRECT LEGISLATION IN UNITED GERMANY 148
14. Chapter 8 THE GERMAN SYSTEM OF EU POLICYMAKING AND THE ROLE OF THE LÄNDER Fragmentation and Partnership 165
15. Chapter 9 GERMAN LÄNDER PARTICIPATION IN EUROPEAN POLICY THROUGH THE BUNDESRAT 182
16. Chapter 10 DIMENSIONS OF CONSTITUTIONAL CHANGE Germany and the United Kingdom Compared 197
17. Conclusion TOWARD AN UNDERSTANDING OF GERMAN POLITICS AT THE TURN OF A NEW CENTURY 217
18. BIBLIOGRAPHY 222
19. INDEX 239