Author | Fisher, Stephen L. author |
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Title | The Minor Parties of the Federal Republic of Germany [electronic resource] : Toward a Comparative Theory of Minor Parties / by Stephen L. Fisher |
Imprint | Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 1974 |
Connect to | http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-94-010-2079-4 |
Descript | 232 p. online resource |
I. Introduction: The Comparative Study of Minor Parties -- Minor Parties and Comparative Analysis -- Minor Parties Defined -- The Study of Minor Parties in the Federal -- Republic of Germany -- II. The Role of Minor Parties in the United States -- Forces Deterring Minor Parties in the United States -- The Classification of American Minor Parties -- Characteristics of American Minor-Party Activity -- Minor-Party Functions in the American Party System -- Minor Parties as Integral Elements of the American Party System -- III. The Evolution of the German Party System -- Party Development in Imperial Germany: 1848โ1918 -- Party Development in the Weimar Republic: 1918โ1933 -- Party Development in the Nazi Era: 1933โ1945 -- Party Development in the Immediate Post-War Period: 1945โ1949 -- The 1949 Bundestag Election -- The 1953 Bundestag Election -- The 1957 Bundestag Election -- The 1961 Bundestag Election -- The 1965 Bundestag Election -- The 1969 Bundestag Election -- The 1972 Bundestag Election -- Landtag Elections: 1949โ1972 -- Conclusion -- IV. The Minor Parties of the Federal Republic of Germany Part I: The Non-Extremist Parties -- The South Schleswig Votersโ League (SSW) -- The Bavarian Party (BP) -- The Rhenish-Westphalian Peopleโs Party (RWVP) -- The Center Party (DZP) -- The German Party (DP) -- The โPro-Europeanโ Parties (EVD; EFP; EP) -- The All-German Peopleโs Party (GVP) -- The Union of German Middle Class Parties (UDM) -- The Christian Peopleโs Party (CVP) -- The Economic Reconstruction Party (WAV) -- The Refugee Party (BHE; GB/BHE; GDP; GPD) -- V. The Minor Parties of the Federal Republic of Germany Part II: The Extremist Parties -- Extremist Parties of the Left (KPD; BdD; DFU; DKP; ADF) -- Extremist Parties of the Right (DReP/DKP; SRP; DRP; DG; AUD; VU; UAP; FSU; NPD) -- VI. Conclusion: Toward a Comparative Theory of Minor Parties -- Forces Deterring Minor-Party Success -- Characteristics of Minor-Party Activity -- Minor-Party Functions -- Future Research Needs -- Conclusion