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Role Perceptions, Party Cohesion and Political Attitudes of East and West German Parliamentarians. Findings from the Jena Parliamentary Survey (2003-4)
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Abstract This article deals with similarities & differences in the orientations of East & West German MPs more than a decade after the unification of the country. Based on data from the Jena Parliamentary Survey, thus far the largest survey among German parliamentarians, carried out in 2003-4, the paper disc... mehr
This article deals with similarities & differences in the orientations of East & West German MPs more than a decade after the unification of the country. Based on data from the Jena Parliamentary Survey, thus far the largest survey among German parliamentarians, carried out in 2003-4, the paper discusses three hypotheses. While differences between deputies from the East & the West are found to be significant for some dimensions, they are, in general, subordinate to if not derived from the inter-factional differences induced by party competition. In spite of this evident impact of partisanship, German parliamentary parties exhibit unexpectedly low levels of party discipline/party unity in their attitudes towards the party & policy preferences. This phenomenon is slightly more pronounced in East Germany than in the West. Viewed against the background of parties as monopolists in the recruitment process & the reward schemes for MPs, this represents the most surprising finding from the survey.... weniger
Klassifikation
Staat, staatliche Organisationsformen
politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur
Freie Schlagwörter
Federal Republic of Germany; German Democratic Republic; Legislators; German Reunification; Political Attitudes; Political Parties
Sprache Dokument
Englisch
Publikationsjahr
2005
Seitenangabe
S. 375-399
Zeitschriftentitel
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review, 41 (2005) 3
Status
Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet
Lizenz
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