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Between a rock and many Hard Places: The PDS and government participation in the eastern German Länder

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posted on 2023-06-08, 09:15 authored by Michael Koß, Dan HoughDan Hough
It is now widely recognised that unification has led to an increased regionalisation of party politics in the Federal Republic. On the one hand a significant number of decision-making competencies within parties remain decentralised. On the other, regional party systems have become ever more differentiated both from each other and from that which exists at the national level. This article assesses to what extent there is any empirical evidence supporting such ideas by comparing four PDS Landesverbände. The article illustrates that ideological differences, personality clashes and different strategic agendas ensure that each the of the four Landesverbände has a different profile and can behave in strikingly different ways – highlighting that parties have much more room to manoeuvre at the Land level than is traditionally believed.

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  • Published

Journal

German Politics

ISSN

0964-4008

Publisher

Taylor & Francis

Issue

1

Volume

15

Page range

73-98

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  • Politics Publications

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  • No

Peer reviewed?

  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2012-02-06

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