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| | Continuity or Politikwechsel? the First Federal Red-Green Coalition - Questia Online Library (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07) |
 | | This article examines the first red-green federal coalition in the light of the rules and practices that, in the course of five decades, have come to define coalition politics in Germany's party-state. |
 | | First, while recent coalition studies have stressed the importance of contextual influences (such as constitutional rules or the party system) for German and western European coalition politics, I argue that informal rules, mechanisms, and norms are no less critical. |
 | | My second argument is that however novel their coalition was in some respect, in terms of adhering to informal rules, mechanisms, and norms, the SPD and Greens have largely followed precedents set by previous federal coalitions. |
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