Examining Germany\'s image of political drift, the authors focus on current debates regarding the country\'s welfare state, European monetary policy, security policy, warnings about a supposed \'German hegemony\', symbolic or geopolitical implications of the return to Berlin, and new complexities in party Politics and public opinion..
Examining Germany\'s image of political drift, the authors focus on current debates regarding the country\'s welfare state, European monetary policy, security policy, warnings about a supposed \'German hegemony\', symbolic or geopolitical implications of the return to Berlin, and new complexities in party Politics and public opinion.