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Contemporary Austrian studies ; v. 18 |
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Contemporary Austrian studies ; v. 18.
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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 conservative party out of the political wilderness of opposition and playing junior partner in coalitions with the SPÖ. He dominated Austrian politics as chancellor (2000-2007) in a small coalition with Jörg Haider's controversial aggressively nationalist FPÖ. Schüssel tried to domesticate the Freedomites by holding them on a tight leash in his coalition government. He needed the FPÖ to accomplish his neoliberal economic and social reform agenda, while at the same time the FPÖ undermined Schüssel's EU policies. The essays in this volume argue that Schüssel's political record and legacy are ambiguous. With a confrontational style of governance he unleashed big reforms such as trimming the hidebound pension system and giving more autonomy to higher education. In the process he undermined Austria's consensual social partnership. His record of supporting the European Union agenda is ambivalent. Austrian public opinion in support of the EU declined precipitously. He was a superb tactician and negotiator yet failed to achieve broad popular acceptance for his ambitious reforms. His imprint on Austrian history is so significant that many of the authors of the essays in this volume call it "the Schüssel era." |
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Der von Günter Bischof und Fritz Plasser herausgegebene Band der Reihe Contemporary Austrian Studies beschäftigt sich mit Wolfgang Schüssel, der über 20 Jahre die österreichische Politik mitgestaltete. Schüssel galt einerseits als herausragender Taktierer und Verhandler, setzte andererseits umstrittene Reformen und manövrierte mit seiner Mitte-Rechts-Regierung Österreich ins politische Abseits. Wenngleich es ihm nicht gelungen ist, alle seine Vorhaben durchzusetzen, ist "die Schüssel Ära" in die Geschichte Österreichs eingegangen. |
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Includes bibliographical references. |
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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 zMinoritenplatz-Schleichereiy eighty-four month of Wende higher education policy in Austria / Josef Leidenfrost – Legacies of the Schüssel years / Anton Pelinka – Forum – zDisturbing creativity?y 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. |
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OAPEN (Open Access Publishing in European Networks). All rights reserved. |
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Schüssel, Wolfgang.
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Schüssel, Wolfgang -- Political and social views.
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Schüssel, Wolfgang -- Influence.
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Österreichische Volkspartei -- Biography.
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Schüssel, Wolfgang https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJfh4VQk38T3FdCVdrp3wC
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Österreichische Volkspartei
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Austria -- Politics and government -- 1945-
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Prime ministers -- Austria -- Biography.
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Politicians -- Austria -- Biography.
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Autriche -- Politique et gouvernement -- 1945-
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Politiciens -- Autriche -- Biographies.
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Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
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Political and social views
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Politicians
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Politics and government
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Prime ministers
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Austria https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJx8BTwr9ybyyMq4GVJFKd
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| Chronological Term |
Since 1945
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Biographies
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Biographies. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049
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Bischof, Günter, 1953-
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Plasser, Fritz, 1948-
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781608010097 1608010090 (DLC) 2009936824 (OCoLC)468973040 |
| ISBN |
9781608011360 (electronic bk.) |
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1608011364 (electronic bk.) |
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9781608010097 |
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1608010090 |
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9783902719294 |
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390271929X |
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449472 |
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AU@ 000062526562 |
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