Bulletin n. 2-3/2013 | ||
February 2014 | ||
Falkenhagen Frédéric |
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The CSU as an Ethno-regional Party | ||
in German Politics , Volume 22, Issue 4 , 2013 , 396-420 | ||
The Christlich Soziale Union in Bayern, despite its dominant position in the Bavarian party system, remains a relatively rare object of enquiry in political science both nationally and internationally. Alf Mintzel noted this research gap back in 1993. Though progress has been made since then, his basic conclusion that the CSU is the least studied German party remains true. This article will review some landmarks of CSU research before establishing the criteria held as essential for an ethno-regional party. It will then assess the CSU against these criteria: first on the supply side (generally based on existing research), then on the demand side (based on the author's own research as the CSU's electorate still remains understudied). | ||