One condition for the stability of democratic systems is the development of a political culture that is congruent with the implemented structure. As the presented data shows, in unified Germany this kind of congruence exists only in West Germany. In East Germany a majority of citizens is...

Unsere Zeit ist in besonderem Maße durch Institutionenwandel geprägt. Im Blickpunkt stehen die vielfältigen und häufig schwer durchschaubaren Prozesse des Institutionenwandels in Mittel- und Osteuropa. Aber Institutionenwandel findet nicht nur dort statt, wo es besonders augenfällig ist....

On the basis of the Eurobarometer survey data of 1982, 1984, 1986, and 1989, trends as well as levels of support for new social movements are analysed comparatively. The countries involved are France, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, and Great Britain. The analysis is based on a concept of...