{"product_id":"the-cdu-and-the-politics-of-gender-in-germany-bringing-women-to-the-party-hardback-9780521765824","title":"The CDU and the Politics of Gender in Germany; Bringing Women to the Party (Hardback) 9780521765824","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe CDU and the Politics of Gender in Germany\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eBringing Women to the Party\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDevelops the concept of the corporatist catch-all party to explain how the CDU has responded to changing demands from women.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSarah Elise Wiliarty (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521765824, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 16 August 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e284 pages, 1 b\/w illus.  8 tables\u003cbr\u003e23.6 x 16.2 x 2.1 cm, 0.53 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'One of the book's most notable strengths is its creative and potentially very useful model.' Ronald J. Granieri, Temple University\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis book develops the concept of the corporatist catch-all party to explain how the German Christian Democratic Union (CDU) has responded to changing demands from women over the past forty years. Otto Kirchheimer's classic study argues that when catch-all parties reach out to new constituencies, they are forced to decrease the involvement of membership to facilitate doctrinal flexibility. In a corporatist catch-all party, however, societal interests are represented within the party organization and policy making is the result of internal party negotiation. Through an investigation of CDU policy making in the issue areas of abortion policy, work-family policy, and participation policy, this book demonstrates that sometimes the CDU mobilizes rather than disempowers membership. An important lesson of this study is that a political party need not sacrifice internal democracy and ignore its members in order to succeed at the polls.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: a democratic paradox?\u003cbr\u003e 1. The puzzle of CDU policy making on women's issues\u003cbr\u003e 2. The corporatist catch-all party model\u003cbr\u003e 3. The postwar CDU: origins of a corporatist catch-all party\u003cbr\u003e 4. The emergence of the Women's Union, 1969–1982\u003cbr\u003e 5. The Women's Union in the dominant coalition, 1982–1989\u003cbr\u003e 6. Looking eastward: the Women's Union and cobbled coalitions, 1989–1998\u003cbr\u003e 7. The rise of Angela Merkel: policy and personnel decisions of the CDU in unified Germany\u003cbr\u003e 8. Christian democracy with and without corporatism: policy making on women's issues in Austria, Italy and the Netherlands\u003cbr\u003e Conclusion\u003cbr\u003e Appendix A: list of cited interviews.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Political structures: democracy [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Political structures: democracy\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Political%20structures:%20democracy%20%5BJPHV%5D%22\"\u003eJPHV\u003c\/a\u003e], Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e], Sociology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Sociology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Sociology%20%5BJHB%5D%22\"\u003eJHB\u003c\/a\u003e], Gender studies: women [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Gender studies: women\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Gender%20studies:%20women%20%5BJFSJ1%5D%22\"\u003eJFSJ1\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46005257011480,"sku":"9780521765824","price":70.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521765824i_b39cecea-cd37-469a-a063-9945f527392c.jpg?v=1691380888","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-cdu-and-the-politics-of-gender-in-germany-bringing-women-to-the-party-hardback-9780521765824","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}