Age, Period and Cohort effects in the Decline of Party Identification in Germany

Party identification traditionally is seen as an important linkage mechanism, connecting voters to the party system. Previous analyses have suggested that the level of party identity is in decline in Germany, and in this article, we first expand previous observations with more recent data. These suggest that the erosion of party identity continues up to the present time. An age-period-cohort analysis of the panel data of the SOEP panel suggests that period effects are significantly negative. Furthermore, it can be observed that throughout the 1992-2009 observation period, education level and political interest have become more important determinants of party identity. Contrary to some of the literature, therefore, it can be shown that the loss of party identity is concentrated among groups with lower levels of political sophistication, indicating that the socio-economic profile of the group with a sense of party identification has become more distinct compared to the population as a whole. In the discussion, we investigate the theoretical and democratic consequences of this trend.

Miocene palaeoclimate reconstructions from the North Alpine Foreland Basin in Germany

Early- and Middle-Miocene sediments of the North Alpine Foreland Basin (NAFB) in Southern Germany contain one of the world richest regional records of silicified wood. Here we analyze over 1,000 identifiable samples, belonging to 80 wood anatomical taxa from 61 stratigraphically well-dated localities using principally the Coexistence Approach. The samples investigated originate from fluvial sediments representing periods of intensified surface runoff in the NAFB and therefore represent and provide information pertaining to the wet end-member of the fluctuating climate system. The dry end of the climate system is represented in the profiles either by hiatuses or palaeosoils. The dataset is split into four xylofloras: (I) the Ortenburg xyloflora (Late Ottnangian; ~17.5 to 17.3 Ma) originating from a paratropical evergreen Carapoxylon (Xylocarpus) forest; (II) the Southern Franconian Alb xyloflora (Late Karpatian; 17.0 to ~16.3 Ma) originating from a subtropical semideciduous limestone forest; (III) the upper Older Series xyloflora (Early Badenian; ~16.3 to ~15.3 Ma) originating from a subtropical oak-laurel forest; and (IV) the upper Middle Series xyloflora (Middle Badenian; 14.3 to ~13.8 Ma) originating from a subtropical dry deciduous forest.

Our stake in Germany.

Mode of access: Internet.

Made in Germany and Austria /

Music: p. 61-65.

Refugees in Germany today.

Includes bibliography.

Impressions of institutions for the blind in Germany and Austria /

Cover title.

The socialist movement in Germany,

"Program of the Social Democratic Party of Germany. (Adopted at the Erfurt Congress, 1891.)": p. 24-26.

War and treaty legislation : affecting British property in Germany and Austria, and enemy property in the United Kingdom /

Mode of access: Internet.

Observations on the formation and constitution of the French army, founded on an actual survey of the campaigns in Germany /

Mode of access: Internet.

Rambles in Germany and Italy in 1840, 1842, and 1843.

First edition.

English grammar on the productive system : a method of instruction recently adopted in Germany and Switzerland : designed for schools and academies /

At head of title: Smith's new grammar.

Smith's New grammar. English grammar, on the productive system: a method of instruction recently adopted in Germany and Switzerland. Designed for schools and academies.

Mode of access: Internet.

The Handbook of travel-talk : a collection of dialogues and vocabularies intended to serve as interpreter to travellers in Germany, France, or Italy /

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Works council movement in Germany,

Published also as thesis, Columbia University, 1925.