PS 152C -- GERMAN POLITICS AND SOCIETY

University of California, Irvine
Prof. Russell Dalton

This page includes a wide variety of links to WWW resources on German politics and society. They are organized into the following categories:

  • General Information Sites
  • Federal Government Sites
  • The State Governments
  • German Political Parties
  • German Interest Groups
  • German Media On-line
  • Suggested Readings
  • Fun Spots (in Germany?)
  • European Information Sites
  • Index to Other European Governments

  • General Sites on German Politics and Society

  • American Institute for Contemporary German Studies
  • German Information Center, NYC
  • The Week in Germany Newsletter
  • German Politics Journal (UK)
  • German Politics and Society Journal (US)
  • Debatte: Review of Contemporary German Affairs
  • German Academic Exchange Service, DAAD
  • Conference Group on German Politics (CGGP)
  • German Embassy in US
  • US Embassy in Germany
  • Yahoo Websearch Germany
  • Excite Websearch Germany
  • German Websearch Site
  • German Unification Case Study Website

    German Government Links

  • German Federal Government (auf Deutsch)
  • German Federal Government (in English)
  • Federal President
  • Foreign Affairs Ministry
  • Federal Ministry of Defense
  • Federal Ministry of Education
  • Federal Ministry of Economics
  • Federal Ministry of Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Technology
  • Federal Ministry of Food, Agriculture, and Forestry
  • Federal Ministry of Health
  • Federal Ministry of Transport
  • Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs
  • Federal Ministry of Finance
  • Federal Ministry for Family, Elderly, Women and Youth
  • Federal Ministry of Justice
  • Federal Ministry of the Interior
  • Federal Statistical Office
  • Official Homepage of the Federal Army
  • The Virtual Civil Servant

  • German Bundestag
  • Woche im Bundestag newsletter

  • Bundesrechnungshof
  • German Basic Law (Constitution)

    German State Governments

    Baden-Württemberg
  • Willkommen in Baden-Württemberg
    Bayern
  • Politik in Bayern
  • Bayerisches Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung
    Berlin
  • Server des Landes Berlin
    Brandenburg
  • Landesregierung Brandenburg
  • Staatskanzlei / Ministerpräsident
  • Landesamt für Statistik und Datenverarbeitung Brandenburg
    Bremen
  • Server des Landes Bremen
  • Statistisches Landesamt Bremen
    Hamburg
  • Die Freie und Hansestadt Hamburg
    Hessen
  • Das Land Hessen
  • Hessische Staatskanzlei
    Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
  • Der Wirtschaftsminister des Landes Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
    Niedersachsen
  • Niedersachsen Homepage
    Nordrhein-Westfalen
  • Die Landesregierung Nordrhein-Westfalen Online
  • Landesamt für Datenverarbeitung und Statistik
    Rheinland-Pfalz
  • Staatskanzlei Rheinland-Pfalz
    Saarland
  • Saarland auf einen Blick
    Sachsen
  • Sachsen Online
    Sachsen-Anhalt
  • Sachsen-Anhalt
    Schleswig-Holstein
  • Landesregierung Schleswig-Holstein
    Thüringen
  • Thüringen

    German Political Parties

  • Christian Democratic Union (CDU)
  • Konrad Adenauer Foundation (CDU Foundation)
  • Free Democrats (FDP)
  • Social Democrats (SPD)
  • Friedrich Ebert Foundation Homepage (SPD Foundation)
  • The Greens
  • Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS)
  • The Republikaner
  • The DVU

    German Interest Groups

  • Federal of German Industry BDI
  • German Association of Employers BDA
  • German Chamber of Commerce DIHT
  • German Federation of Labor Union DGB
  • IG Metall Union
  • Greenpeace Germany
  • World Wildlife Fund Germany
  • Directory of Environmental Groups

    German Media Sources

  • Deutsche Welle Homepage
  • Deutsche Welle English Page
  • Tagesschau--including live TV feed
  • ZDF News on line
  • Stern
  • Die Zeit
  • Die Welt
  • Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
  • Rheinische Post
  • Sueddeutsche Zeitung
  • Hamburger Morgen Post
  • Saxony Zeitung
  • Tageszeitung
  • Bild Zeitung
  • Focus Weekly News Magazine
  • German News
  • Deutsche Nachrichtenmeldungen (German News)
  • News Stand, German Magazines

    Fun Stuff/Links

  • Gummibear research program at Univ of Bonn
  • Sport1 Website
  • Aachen Cathedral
  • German Art Galleries
  • German Movies--Movies in Germany
  • Tourist Information
  • Germany Live

    European Governments/Links

  • European Union
  • Political Resources on the Net-Europe
  • Central Europe Online
  • The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection
  • Council of Europe
  • Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe

    Please email suggestions for other German sites or comments on this webpage to Russell Dalton, UC Irvine