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37 Experten aus Politikwissenschaft, Psychologie, Soziologie und Medizin leisten eine Bestandsaufnahme politisch-psychologischer Forschung in den Themenfeldern "Persönlichkeit und Politik", "Emotionen, Affekte & Politik", "Gruppenpsychologie", "Informationsverarbeitung" und "Politische Theorie". Kleinster gemeinsamer Nenner der politisch-psychologischen Forschungsperspektive ist das Akteurskonzept des homo psychologicus, dessen (politisches) Handeln von Kognitionen, Eigenschaften, Motivationen und Emotionen beeinflusst wird. Werden attraktive Bundestagskandidaten gewählt? Begünstigt eine narzisstische Persönlichkeitsprägung von Staatsoberhäuptern die (zwischenstaatliche) Konflikteskalation? Stärkt der vermehrte Kontakt zu anderen europäischen Staatsbürgern die Identifizierung mit Europa?Antworten auf solche spannenden Fragen liefern die 21 Beiträge.Mit Beiträgen von:Kathrin Ackermann, Benedikt Backhaus, Hanja Blendin, Jan Eric Blumenstiel, Klaus Brummer, Hans-Joachim Busch, Thorsten Faas, Sven-Eric Fikenscher, Cornelia Frank, Markus Freitag, Konstantin Leonardo Gavras, Nathalie Giger, Sascha Huber, Lena Jaschob, David Johann, Markus Klein, Christian Kandler, Johannes Marx, Sabrina Jasmin Mayer, Anja Mays, Marco Meyer, Dieter Ohr, Sünje Paasch-Colberg, Maria Preißinger, Dorothea Prell, Tino Prell, Ulrich Rosar, Gerald Schneider, Harald Schoen, Sven Stadtmüller, Bernhard Stahl und Marco Steenbergen, Markus Steinbrecher, Florian Stöckel, Kathrin Thomas, Christine Tiefensee, Reinhard Wolf

Over the past half century, the behaviour of German voters has changed profoundly - at first rather gradually, but during the last decade at accelerated speed. Electoral decision-making has become much more volatile, rendering election outcomes less predictable. Party system fragmentation intensified sharply. The success of the AfD put an end to Germany's exceptionality as one of the few European countries without a strong right-wing populist party. Utilizing a wide range of data compiled by the German Longitudinal Election Study, the book examines changing voters' behaviour in the context of changing parties, campaigns, and media during the period of its hitherto most dramatically increased fluidity at the 2009, 2013, and 2017 federal elections.

Over the past half century, the behavior of German voters has changed profoundly—at first rather gradually but during the last decade at accelerated speed. Electoral decision-making has become much more volatile, rendering election outcomes less predictable. Party system fragmentation intensified sharply. The success of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) put an end to Germany's exceptionality as one of the few European countries without a strong right-wing populist party. Utilizing a wide range of data compiled by the German Longitudinal Election Study, the book examines changing voters' behavior in the context of changing parties, campaigns, and media during the period of its hitherto most dramatically increased fluidity at the 2009, 2013, and 2017 federal elections. Guided by the notions of realignment and dealignment, the study addresses three questions: How did the turbulences that increasingly characterize German electoral politics come about? How did they in turn condition voters' decision-making? How were voters' attitudes and choices affected by situational factors that pertained to the specifics of particular elections? The book demonstrates how traditional cleavages lost their grip on voters and a new socio-cultural line of conflict became the dominant axis of party competition. A series of major crises, but also programmatic shifts of the established parties promoted this development. It led to a segmentation of the party system that pits the right-wing populist AfD against the traditional parties. The book also demonstrates the relevance of coalition preferences, candidate images as well as media and campaign effects for voters' attitudes, beliefs, and preferences.

Over the past half century, the behavior of German voters has changed profoundly—at first rather gradually but during the last decade at accelerated speed. Electoral decision-making has become much more volatile, rendering election outcomes less predictable. Party system fragmentation intensified sharply. The success of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) put an end to Germany's exceptionality as one of the few European countries without a strong right-wing populist party. Utilizing a wide range of data compiled by the German Longitudinal Election Study, the book examines changing voters' behavior in the context of changing parties, campaigns, and media during the period of its hitherto most dramatically increased fluidity at the 2009, 2013, and 2017 federal elections. Guided by the notions of realignment and dealignment, the study addresses three questions: How did the turbulences that increasingly characterize German electoral politics come about? How did they in turn condition voters' decision-making? How were voters' attitudes and choices affected by situational factors that pertained to the specifics of particular elections? The book demonstrates how traditional cleavages lost their grip on voters and a new socio-cultural line of conflict became the dominant axis of party competition. A series of major crises, but also programmatic shifts of the established parties promoted this development. It led to a segmentation of the party system that pits the right-wing populist AfD against the traditional parties. The book also demonstrates the relevance of coalition preferences, candidate images as well as media and campaign effects for voters' attitudes, beliefs, and preferences.

Over the past half century, the behavior of German voters has changed profoundly - at first rather gradually but during the last decade at accelerated speed. Electoral decision-making has become much more volatile, rendering election outcomes less predictable. Party system fragmentation intensified sharply. The success of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) put an end to Germany's exceptionality as one of the few European countries without a strong right-wing populist party. Utilizing a wide range of data compiled by the German Longitudinal Election Study, the book examines changing voters' behavior in the context of changing parties, campaigns, and media during the period of its hitherto most dramatically increased fluidity at the 2009, 2013, and 2017 federal elections. Guided by the notions of realignment and dealignment, the study addresses three questions: How did the turbulences that increasingly characterize German electoral politics come about? How did they in turn condition voters' decision-making? How were voters' attitudes and choices affected by situational factors that pertained to the specifics of particular elections? The book demonstrates how traditional cleavages lost their grip on voters and a new socio-cultural line of conflict became the dominant axis of party competition. A series of major crises, but also programmatic shifts of the established parties promoted this development. It led to a segmentation of the party system that pits the right-wing populist AfD against the traditional parties. The book also demonstrates the relevance of coalition preferences, candidate images as well as media and campaign effects for voters' attitudes, beliefs, and preferences.

Die Entwicklung der deutsch-amerikanischen Beziehungen gleicht zu Beginn des 21. Jahrhunderts einer Achterbahnfahrt. Die Anschläge in den USA vom 11. September lösten eine Welle der Solidarität in Deutschland aus. Doch das Ansehen der Vereinigten Staaten litt schon bald beträchtlich unter dem Irakkrieg, während die Wahl Barack Obamas zu Begeisterungsstürmen führte.Vor dem Hintergrund der neuen Rolle Deutschlands in der Welt analysiert dieses Buch, wie Bürgerinnen und Bürger in beiden Ländern auf Veränderungen im internationalen System seit dem Ende des Kalten Krieges reagierten und welche Folgen sich für die öffentliche Zustimmung zur transatlantischen Kooperation ergeben. Es zeigt sich, dass sich die Grundüberzeugungen von Deutschen und Amerikanern hinsichtlich der Legitimität von militärischer Gewalt in den internationalen Beziehungen fundamental unterscheiden. Ob sich solche Differenzen aber zu einer echten Krise auswachsen, hängt entscheidend vom Verhalten der politischen Eliten ab.