Courses
POLS2206 European Politics and Society: German Political Systems and Society (3 units)
- Prerequisite:
- EURO1008 and EURO1009 Europe: Unity and Diversity or POLS1005 Foundations of Political Science
- Medium of Instruction:
- English
The course studies the structure of successive political systems in Germany within their historical context. Special emphasis will be placed on the traumatic experience of the Third Reich, its origins and its consequences in the post-war construction of a "social- constitutional state", a "social market economy", and the current multi-tiered political system of the Federal Republic of Germany, as it is embedded today in the European Union.