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Using German political parties as a prism with which to view institutional change, this collection transcends a single country focus and places the German experience in a comparative and historical framework. Evaluation the performance of the German parties and party system in dealing with problems of integration and legitimation common to all industrialized democracies, it presents a sharp analysis of the effects and incompleteness of German unification.
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Rather than the usual snapshot of German political parties as revealed in a particular election, American and German scholars here analyze underlying patterns of continuity and change over the past century in reconciling popular demands and system requirements. They conclude that German unification is incomplete amidst continuing Europeanization in terms of dealing with the problems of integration and legitimation. The eight papers are from two undated workshops at the University of California, Berkeley, and Johns Hopkins University. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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