Political Culture In France And Germany Rle: German Politics

The book "Political Culture in France and Germany" examines the changes in attitudes, political orientations, and social values in the two countries over five decades after World War II. The case studies focus on various aspects of political culture, such as the extreme right in France and the decline of regional identities in Germany. The book also explores the impact of media personalities and changes in political discourse in France, and the emergence of specific issues and the use of language by political parties in Germany. This interdisciplinary study offers new insights into the self-perception of French and German people.

This book, originally published in 1991, assesses how attitudes, political orientations and social values changed during the five decades after the Second World War. The case studies in the book focus on key 'sites' in political culture: in France, on the extreme right, the cinema, the impact of media personalities and changes of political discourse; in Germany, on the decline of regional identities, the emergence of specific issues and the concern of political parties with the effectiveness of language. This interdisciplinary study provides new insights into the way French and German people see themselves.