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The Schüssel era in Austria /

Wolfgang Schüssel was a dominating actor in the Austrian political arena over a period of twenty years. He served as minister of economics (1989-1995), and vice chancellor and foreign minister (1995-2000) in ÖVP/SPÖ grand coalition governments. As chairman of the ÖVP (1995-2007), he brought his...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Bischof, Günter, 1953-, Plasser, Fritz, 1948-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Orleans, Louisiana : UNO Press, [2010]
Colección:Contemporary Austrian studies ; v. 18.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction / Fritz Plasser and Günter Bischof – Topical essays – I. Personality and leadership – The political personality of Wolfgang Schüssel / Peter Gerlich – Rollercoaster : Schüssel’s electoral (mis)fortunes and the dynamics of public approval / Fritz Plasser and Peter A. Ulram – Schüssel and the media : an ambivalent relationship / Günther Lengauer – Making omelets and breaking eggs? Schüssel’s leadership in government and party / David Wineroither – Governing with right-wing populists and managing the consequences : Schüssel and the FPÖ / Kurt Richard Luther – The politics of asymmetry : (non)corporatist policy making, 2000-2006 / Ferdinand Karlhofer – Unremarkably remarkable, remarkably unremarkable : Schüssel as Austria’s foreign policymaker in a time of transition / Reinhard Heinisch – II. Policies and policy changes – Wolfgang Schüssel and Austrian foreign policy / Otmar Höll – The Schüssel years and the European Union / Heinrich Neisser – Reinventing tradition and the politics of history : Schüssel’s restitution and commemoration policies / Günter Bischof and Michael S. Maier – Economic policies and economic change / Johannes Ditz – Schüssel and the welfare state / Max Preglau – The demise of “Minoritenplatz-Schleicherei” : eighty-four month of Wende higher education policy in Austria / Josef Leidenfrost – Legacies of the Schüssel years / Anton Pelinka – Forum – “Disturbing creativity?” : Austrian literature, studies, and cultural politics / Maria-Regina Kecht – Austrian and German history and literature / David S. Luft – Austrian-Jewish studies? / Leslie Morris – Disturbing creativity : phantom pains, arts, and cultural policies in postwar Austria / Andreas Stadler – Book reviews – Annual review – Austria 2008.