| ID | 111679 |
| Title Proper | Regionalist parties and the mobilization of territorial difference in Germany |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Hepburn, Eve ; Hough, Dan |
| Publication | 2012. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Analysis of political regionalism and regionalist parties has traditionally neglected the case of Germany. We argue that this is a curious ommission. This article looks to redress this balance by applying frameworks created for understanding the determinants of regionalist party success to the Bavarian Christian Social Union (CSU) and the eastern Germany Party of Democratic Socialism (1990-2005, PDS). Although very different in terms of their politics, both parties have been successful as they have followed strategies and tactics evident in the broader regionalist parties' literature. This article therefore deepens our knowledge of regionalism in Germany, while also testing regionalist literatures in a new country-context. |
| `In' analytical Note | Government and Opposition Vol. 47, No.1; Jan 2012: p.74-96 |
| Journal Source | Government and Opposition Vol. 47, No.1; Jan 2012: p.74-96 |
| Key Words | Regionalist Parties ; Germany ; Territorial Difference ; Political Regionalism ; Bavarian Christian Social Union ; Democratic Socialism ; Regionalism |