3: A Second Experiment in Democracy
Introduced by Richard HISCOCKS
Professor of International Relations at the University of Sussex
'New Nazis in shock poll result ' said one British newspaper earlier ihts year, indicating something of the British attitude of fearful fascination towards German politics. The Federal Republic of West Germany has already lasted longer than the ill-fated Weimar Republic after the First World War but economic conditions have changed and so have the people running the country. How successful is modern West German democracy? What have been its deficiencies and achieve* ments? West German politicians and observers look critically at Federal politics under a new Chancellor and a Grant! Coalition.
Produced by Chris Cuthbertson f First broadcast on April 3