Becoming Madam Chancellor: Angela Merkel and the Berlin Republic (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781108417730)

Since 2005, Angela Merkel has transformed not only the way Germans see themselves but also the way that politicians worldwide, male and female, perceive women in power. The East German daughter of a Protestant pastor, this physicist-turned-politician has deployed her life experiences to cultivate a unique set of leadership skills. Her pragmatic, data-driven, and future-oriented approach to politics - grounded in a commitment to democratic pluralism, human rights, and personal responsibility - has produced extraordinary paradigm shifts in many national policies in the wake of major crises. As the first English-language scholarly book to provide an in-depth account of her career and influence, Becoming Madam Chancellor examines Merkel's achievements across six key policy domains, contextualizes these within broader German history before and after reunification, and uncovers the personal and political factors that have contributed to Chancellor Merkel's hard-earned status as the world's most powerful woman.

Author: Joyce Marie Mushaben
ISBN-10: 1108417736
ISBN-13: 9781108417730
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 08/07/2017
Pages: 356
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.36lbs
Size: 9.43h x 6.50w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 04/01/2018