Afery polityczne w Republice Federalnej Niemiec. Przebieg, aktorzy, skutki
Political Scandals in the Federal Republic of Germany: the Process, the Players, the Consequences

Author(s): Katarzyna Gelles, Mariusz Kozerski, Joanna Trajman
Subject(s): Politics, International relations/trade, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), WW II and following years (1940 - 1949), Post-War period (1950 - 1989), Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Wydawnictwa Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: political scandal; Federal Republic of Germany; politics and public opinion; political career
Summary/Abstract: A comprehensive study analysing the problem of political scandals in FRG from the political, historical, sociological and media perspective. The publication pinpoints the causes and the consequences of political scandals in the country established as a mature democracy with a well-functioning civil society. It analyses the influence such scandals exert on the political scene and stability in the country and shows the dynamics of political careers, linked to the mechanisms of scandalizing inappropriate behaviour of those participating in political life.

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