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	Politics of Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Politics of Germany takes place in a framework of a federal parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the Federal Chancellor is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system.
		The political system is laid out in the 1949 constitution, the Grundgesetz (Basic Law), which remained in effect with minor amendments after 1990's German Reunification.
		The political systems of the individual states are prescribed by state constitutions, but resemble that of the federal level to a certain extent.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Politics_of_Germany (2997 words)

	German Politics - Information about the political system of Germany today.
		He is elected every five years by the Federal Assembly (the Bundestag plus the corresponding number of Länder representatives), and his powers are limited mostly to ceremonial and representative duties.
		The FRG took part in all of the joint postwar efforts aimed at closer political, economic, and defense cooperation among the countries of western Europe.
		With unification, German relations with the new democracies in central and eastern Europe intensified.
	www.germannotes.com /hist_germany_politics.shtml (541 words)

	German Politics - Essay 1
		In German political consciousness, the Grand Coalition is bound with memories of Rudi Dütscke and riots on the streets.
		In the mid 1960’s, West German foreign policy was seen as somewhat staid, still caught in the mindset of the height of the cold-war.
		The vast majority of the West German population were contented with their lot in the late 1960’s, particularly after the economy began to recover.
	members.tripod.com /~gi0rtn/essays/german1.html (2488 words)

	Germany & German Politics :: Soccerphile
		Germans directly elect their house of parliament, the Bundestag, and Bundestag members then elect the head of government, the Federal Chancellor.
		The current German Chancellor is Angela Merkel, who rules in a Grand Coalition of her own CDU, and their traditional opponent the SDP.
		Germans have been united as German-speakers for much longer than they have been united as people from the same country.
	www.soccerphile.com /soccerphile/wc2006/culture/german-politics.html (1105 words)

	Famous Germans Austrians Swiss - The German Way
		Became mayor of West Berlin in 1957, was German chancellor (SPD, Social Democrats) from 1969 to 1974, and winner of the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971 for his Ostpolitik of rapprochement with East Germany.
		German physicist who is best known for his “uncertainty principle.” Heisenberg was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1932 for his work in quantam mechanics.
		German physicist who did pioneering research related to electricity and electromagnetic waves, which were first known as “hertzian waves.” His name also became the term used for radio and electrical frequencies: hertz (Hz), as in kilohertz (KHz) or megahertz (MHz).
	www.german-way.com /famous.html (3145 words)

	Chancellor of Germany - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In German politics the Bundeskanzler position is somewhat equivalent to that of a Prime Minister, and is elected by the Bundestag, the German Parliament, every four years.
		The Archbishop of Mainz was German Chancellor until the end of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806 while the Archbishop of Cologne was Chancellor of Italy and the Archbishop of Trier of Burgundy.
		In the 1871 German Empire, the Chancellor served both as the Emperor's first minister, and as presiding officer of the Bundesrat, the upper chamber of the German parliament.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/German_Chancellor (1545 words)

	International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News
		Despite an economy which is finally coming out of the doldrums, over half of all Germans are dissatisfied with the country's democracy, a new survey shows.
		German troops are seemingly everywhere from Afghanistan to Congo.
		In his memoirs, former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder discusses the conflict in Chechnya, Russia's role in Europe and the prickly issue of the job he took at a Gazprom shortly after leaving office.
	www.spiegel.de /international/0,1518,k-6712,00.html (502 words)

	Taylor & Francis Journals: Welcome
		Recasting the east has revived constitutional debate in Germany; highlighted the institutional foundations of economic decision making; and reopened the question about the democratic foundations of German political culture in the west and especially in the east.
		German Politics was launched in 1992 as an international forum for academic debate and political analysis on Germany, its changing role in European and world affairs, and its internal structures including political economy, constitutional law and social analysis.
		German Politics offers research articles from leading scholars in their field; each issue includes a substantial review section.
	www.tandf.co.uk /journals/titles/09644008.asp (166 words)

	German Culture (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Oscar Schindler was all that stood between the Schindler-Jews and the SS and he managed to keep all of them alive.
		Rudolf Diesel was an exceptional German inventor of the famous Diesel engine, talented engineer, and “the James Watt of the late nineteenth century”.
		Visit one of the most ancient cities - the sea entry to Germany which is famous for its Statue of Ronald and old Marketplatz.
	www.germanculture.com.ua (187 words)

	East German Politics - The political system of East Germany - GDR
		Because the original version did not accurately reflect the actual political climate of the GDR, it was decided in the late 1960s to replace the old constitution with a new version.
		The new constitution of the German Democratic Republic was ratified in 1968 and better reflected the communist roots of the GDR as well as the political rule of the Socialist Unity Party.
		Soviet handlers reported that SED politicians frequently pushed past the boundaries of the political statements, which had been approved by the Soviet censors, and there was some initial difficulty making provincial SED parties realize that they should not oppose the political positions decided upon by the Central Committee in Berlin.
	www.germannotes.com /hist_east_politics.shtml (773 words)

	German Politics - Atlantic Review - Analysis of Transatlantic Relations and U.S. Foreign Policy
		His first book, "The Politics of Cultural Despair" (1961), is one of the durable masterpieces of 20th-century history because it seems to locate the roots of a peculiarly modern malaise.
		The German government has twice been a successful mediator between Hezbollah and Israel, and the work is as delicate and demanding as it is prestigious. The difference this time is that the new talks, technically, shouldn't be happening.
		German Foreign Minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier suggests the establishment of an independent, shared enrichment plant under IAEA control on an "extraterritorial" plot with a status similar to U.N.'s in New York.
	atlanticreview.org /categories/12-German-Politics (4162 words)

	BOOKS on GERMAN POLITICS (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Politics of German Child Welfare From the Empire to the Federal Republic.
		From Bonn To Berlin: German Politics In Transition.
		He also finds 1945, not 1989, to be the turning point in German history, for it is at that time West Germany begins its turn to Western democracy.
	members.aol.com /EuroHist/politics.html (722 words)

	Germany Info: Government & Politics
		On November 4, the German Government agreed to extend the deployment of German Armed Forces in the fight against international terror within operation "Enduring Freedom" by another 12 months.
		Germany is participating in the fight against international terrorism primarily through political and law-enforcement measures and development policy but also with military contributions.
		In addition, German Armed Forces are also providing maritime forces for the stabilisation around the Horn of Africa.
	www.germany.info /relaunch/politics/new/pol_enduring_freedom_11-2003.html (209 words)

	German Web Resources - Web Links
		German Cultural History: an extensive historic calendar section, biographies of Noted Germans, Austrians and Swiss, as well as a section on significant Germanic women.
		German for Beginners: specializes in tools for beginners, features online exercises, a dictionary and grammar explanations, and links to news, literature and other areas of use to beginners.
		American Institute for Contemporary German Studies: information and publications pertaining to the research and study of German politics, economics, culture, and society.
	college.hmco.com /languages/german/resources/students/links/index.html (815 words)

	Foreign Affairs - Downsizing German Politics: Gerhard Schroder, Man from the Plains - John Vinocur (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		Schröder's instinct for the quick political hit had brought him far, Kohl charged, but when it came to the big decisions that marked the last 25 years, Kohl's opponent had gotten every one wrong.
		This abandoned attempt to put Schröder's political campaign in a long-term context captures the haplessness of the Christian Democrats as they moved toward national elections on September 27.
		When his guest replied that the question was more a matter of basic political orientation than character, Schröder recalibrated and started over with the shy smile, all self-effacement and complicity, that has made him such an effective television performer.
	www.foreignaffairs.org /19980901facomment1413/john-vinocur/downsizing-german-politics-gerhard-schroder-man-from-the-plains.html (545 words)

	BBC NEWS \| Europe \| TV show 'sexes up' German politics
		A German tourist begs for her life on a grainy video released by Peruvian Maoist guerrillas - a hostage drama that has plunged the German government into crisis.
		Likewise, in Das Kanzleramt, the fictional chancellor's political party is not identified - lest ZDF be accused of bias.
		This is the first time German TV has made a show quite like this, and in some senses it is still treading carefully.
	news.bbc.co.uk /go/rss/-/2/hi/europe/4397147.stm (733 words)

	How a hurricane fueled German politics \| csmonitor.com
		German Environmental Minister Jürgin Trittin suggested that Katrina was America's due retribution for not signing Kyoto.
		Schröder was faced with the dual task of diverting attention away from his already painful economic and social reforms and justifying the still malfunctioning German economy (0.6 percent growth, 11.8 percent unemployment).
		As in 2002, Schröder made America a key election issue and ensured that Germans got the message: However broken the German economy may be, at least it is not American.
	www.csmonitor.com /2005/1013/p09s02-coop.html (714 words)

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		Thekla Dannenberg, editor and clever-clogs in German politics and history, will review your applications and notify you of her decision.
		There's a general feeling that the German economy is in the dumps, and that by refusing to spend their money, the Germans aren't exactly helping things.
		The run-up to the German federal elections is awash with blood, sweat and tears as Schröder, Merkel and Co. give their all.
	www.signandsight.com /features/categories/29_german_politics.html (659 words)

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		Zimmer of the Institute of Political Science, University of Muenster.
		The distinctive feature of this course is that for 2/3 of the semester it will use an on-line classroom to connect students in Professor Jonathan Olsen's class in the Department of Political Science at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside to Professor Annette Zimmer's students in the Institute of Political Science at the University of Muenster, Germany.
		Our goal here is to learn something about our two different political systems and to foster an intelligent interchange on the ways in which similar political experiences and challenges in each country are shaped by country-specific institutional structures, political culture, and geopolitical circumstances.
	uwp.edu /~olsenj/german (650 words)

	German and Politics BA Joint Honours - Newcastle University
		Course outline: These degrees enable you to combine practical language skills with the study of politics, in addition to studying aspects of the society and culture of the relevant country.
		The politics element of the course is taught by staff from Politics, and comprises between a third and a half of your study in each Stage.
		Throughout the course you take modules relating to various aspects of the society and culture of the country whose language you are studying.
	www.newcastle.ac.uk /undergraduate/course/LR22/German_and_Politics (545 words)

	BBC News \| UK Politics \| German ambassador decries UK 'ignorance'
		The departing German ambassador in London has left his post with an appeal to the UK to understand that there is more to Germany than World War II.
		It was true, he said, that 10 times more German students visited the UK on exchange visits than British students travelling the other way.
		Reaction to the article from Conservative Eurosceptic MP Bill Cash, who said he considered suspicion of German political intentions entirely justified, would probably have confirmed Mr von Moltke in his views.
	news.bbc.co.uk /1/hi/uk_politics/472798.stm (608 words)

	German Politics Suggested Readings
		Triumph of the Fatherland: German Unification and the Marginalization of Women Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1999.
		Political Institutions in the Federal Republic of Germany Thaysen, Uwe; Davidson, Roger; and Livingston, Robert, eds.
		The Political Economy of Germany in the Twentieth Century.
	www.socsci.uci.edu /~rdalton/gread.htm (915 words)

	Germany Info: Government & Politics
		On behalf of the German people, Ambassador Wolfgang Ischinger would like to thank all of Germany’s friends in the US, including the government, businesses and private citizens, who have expressed their support for the flood victims with words of encouragement or financial contributions.
		The German American Solidarity Fund is a US 501 (c) (3) public charity that provides assistance to persons in need and/or distress.
		The German government has announced nearly 6 billion EUR in initial relief and reconstruction aid for the eastern and southern regions struck hard by flooding.
	www.germany.info /relaunch/politics/new/pol_floodfund.htm (313 words)

	Dialog International: German Politics
		German officials from all the major political parties have been vocal in calling for the US to shut down the prison camp at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.
		Here, Germans were not alone: 99% of the planet was against the US-led invasion of Iraq, including the overwhelming majority of Britons that disagreed with the actions of their elected government.
		Germans are completely justified to feel they were betrayed; the investigation into the actions or the BND needs to take place - and fast.
	dialoginternational.typepad.com /dialog_international/german_politics (11744 words)

	Andrew Sullivan \| The Daily Dish (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-07)
		The Bush administration has told a federal judge that terrorism suspects held in secret CIA prisons should not be allowed to reveal details of the "alternative interrogation methods" that their captors used to get them to talk.
		That Europe's remarkable political and economic achievements over the past 60 years have been made possible in large part by its belated embrace of liberal ideals - including the ideal of public secularism - is something that Benedict seems not to appreciate or even comprehend.
		He was politically more moderate than Dobson and probably somewhere in his psyche he was trying to do the right thing.
	time.blogs.com /daily_dish (5193 words)

	Foreign Affairs - Book Review - German Politics, 1945-1995 - Peter Pulzer
		Rogers, a historian, makes an important contribution to the history of the Allies' occupation of western Germany by concentrating not on programs aimed at reforming German political culture but on efforts to revive and reorient party politics.
		Pulzer, a political scientist at Oxford, begins not where Rogers leaves off, but with the reunification of Germany and the difficult problem of coping with two different pasts.
		He is critical of the chancellor's reluctance to cleanse public life and of his domination of the political system but praises him for achieving social peace and moving toward European integration.
	www.foreignaffairs.org /19960701fabook4008/peter-pulzer/german-politics-1945-1995.html (334 words)

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