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Chapter 6: Germany: The Berlin Republic Still in Transition
Germany: The Berlin Republic Still in Transition
Author: Helga A. Welsh
The links provided below are grouped in several sections: history and national institutions, economic indicators, political parties, research centers, German press and other links. These sets of links should provide a good basis to start research on any topic related to German history and politics. The last section lists some interesting movies on German history.
Homepage of the author: Helga A. Welsh
HISTORY
History of Germany: primary documents
This site offers a range of primary documents that have been of importance for the development of Germany
History of Germany: bibliographies
This site of the Yale University Library offers a good starting point for any research on German history. It offers a list of bibliographies, primary sources, periodicals and general research tools, such as atlases and chronologies
NATIONAL INSTITUTIONS
The German Chancellor
The official site of the Bundeskanzlerin. Provides information about Angela Merkel and her role as the German Chancellor
Germany's federal government
The official site of the 'Bundesregierung', the German Federal Government. It provides a comprehensive overview of the German state system as well as for example the latest press releases from the government
Germany´s National Parliament
The official site of the Bundestag, the German national parliament. Under 'documents' you will find a sea of databases, minutes of plenary proceedings and other relevant literature
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
The official site of the 'Auswartiges Amt'. It provides general information about the ministers and other high officials, Germany's foreign policy and its bilateral relations with other countries
Ministry of Defense
The official site of the German Ministry of Defense. It provides general information about the minister, the structure of the ministry, the defence budget and for example a comprehensive history of German Defense
Federal Ministry of Labour and Soical Affairs
The official site of the German Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. It provides information about the minstry itself as well as about labour market policies and the German welfare state
Gateway to Germany
The Deutschland Portal is a central, non-commercial access to Germany on the Internet
Elections in Germany
The Federal Returning Officer is the body concerned with elections in Germany, whether local, federal or European. This site gives you all the official statistics
Goethe-Institut
The Goethe-Institut is the Federal Republic of Germany’s cultural institution operational worldwide. Among other things, it fosters knowledge about Germany by providing information on its culture, society and politics
ECONOMIC INDICATORS
Economist Intelligence Unit
The Economist Inteligence Unit offers highly valuable, current country reports and highlights current political and economic issues
OECD
Reports and statistics on Germany. Browse the documents in chronological order or by topic (e.g. economy, trade, development, environment, energy, social issues)
German National Institute of Statistics
Times series, data banks and other statistics concerning socio-economic topics. For more in depth information you should consult the German version
The Bank of Germany
The Deutsche Bundesbank has an accessible English website, providing many sources on German economic and monetary policy
POLITICAL PARTIES
List of German political parties
This wikipedia entry gives you all the links to the websites of political parties in Germany
SPD
The official site of the Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands
CDU
The official site of the Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands
FDP
The official site of the liberal party, the FDP
The Greens
The official site of the Grunen Bundespartei
RESEARCH CENTERS
Gateway to German foreign policy
This internet project on German foreign policy was established in 1998 at the Chair of International Relations at Trier University. Its information services integrate media perspectives, official documents and sound secondary analysis
German Marshall Fund
The German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) is a nonpartisan American public policy and grantmaking institution dedicated to promoting greater cooperation and understanding between the United States and Europe
International Association for the Study of German Politics
The Association for the Study of German Politics (ASGP) agreed at its May 2007 meeting to merge with the US German Politics Association in order to form a new International Association for the Study of German Politics. This academic network offers a host of sources on German politics, amongst other a list of Journals and Institutes occupied with German Studies. Until the launch of a new website, the new International Association will keep using this site.
Friedrich Ebert Foundation
This foundation aims at promoting democratic values and a social form of globalization through publications, field work and consultancy
Questia
The Questia website is the self-proclaimed largest online library's bibliography for US-German relations
GERMAN PRESS
Der Spiegel International
Weekly magazine
Die Deutsche Welle
Germany’s international broadcaster
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Daily newspaper
German Foreign Policy.com
Daily newsfeed on german Foreign Policy
OTHER LINKS
Agenda 2010
A quick guide to Germany´s ' Agenda 2010´, provided by the Deutsche Welle
Speech Angela Merkel
Europe needs a new philisophy'
Visitor´s guide to Berlin
Guide to the history, people, and places of Berlin. Provides information on the city´s government, business, and tourist information
MOVIES AND DOCUMENTARIES
Das Leben der Anderen
Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck's movie debut focuses on the horrifying, - and in this case - sometimes unintentionally funny system of observation by the secret services in the former East Germany
Der Untergang
Story about the Nazi dictator's final days in his Berlin bunker at the end of WWII
Goodbye, Lenin!
In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma; a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared
Heimat, eine deutsche Chronik
The series (11 episodes) tells the story of a German village through the years 1919-1982. A family, like the rest of the German people lives through the crises after WW-I, the rise and fall of Nazism and WW-II, and the rebuilding and the following prosperity of the village (as a symbol for the whole country) after WW II
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