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The European Policy of the German Social Democrats

Interpreting a Changing World

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  • © 2005

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Authors:
  1. James Sloam

    1. German Department, King’s College, London, UK

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Part of the book series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies (NPG)

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xi
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  2. Introduction

    1. Introduction

      • James Sloam
      Pages 1-10

  3. European Policy in a Changing World

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Grounding European Policy: Policy, Power and Parties

      • James Sloam
      Pages 13-31

    3. A New Policy Environment

      • James Sloam
      Pages 32-45

  4. The Formation of Policy

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 47-47
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    2. European Policy-making in the SPD

      • James Sloam
      Pages 49-69

    3. Policy-making in a Wider Context

      • James Sloam
      Pages 70-84

  5. The Dynamics of European Policy in the SPD

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 85-85
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    2. The Next Generation

      • James Sloam
      Pages 87-98

    3. Winning Elections and Strategic Change

      • James Sloam
      Pages 99-109

    4. A Change of Heart

      • James Sloam
      Pages 110-121

  6. EU Economic and Monetary Union

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 123-123
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    2. EMU in Opposition: Consensus, Conflict and Conditionality

      • James Sloam
      Pages 125-145

    3. Governing the Euro-zone

      • James Sloam
      Pages 146-167

  7. Eastern Enlargement of the European Union

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 169-169
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    2. Eastern Enlargement of the European Union

      • James Sloam
      Pages 171-190

    3. Reforming for Accession: A New EU for a New Europe

      • James Sloam
      Pages 191-212

    4. Conclusion

      • James Sloam
      Pages 213-222

  8. Back Matter

    Pages 223-267
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About this book

This book examines the EU policy of the German Social Democrats (SPD) after German unification, following their rise to power in 1998 and their record in office under Chancellor Schröder. The study deals with policy formation in the SPD through an analysis of the opportunity structures for policy-making in the EU, Germany and the party itself. Across this time period, the SPD recalibrated its European policy to absorb the impact of German unification, deeper European integration and globalization, seeking to interpret a changing world.

Authors and Affiliations

  • German Department, King’s College, London, UK

    James Sloam

About the author

JAMES SLOAM is a Research Fellow at the Institute for German Studies, University of Birmingham. He has recently completed a Leverhulme-funded project, focusing on European social democracy, having previously undertaken research for an Economic and Social Research Council funded study of German social democracy for which he received the Association for the Study of German Politics postgraduate prize. He has published articles and book chapters on German politics, political parties and Social Democracy.

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