Through an analysis of the federal electoral manifestos of the Alliance 90/The Greens and the Alternative for Germany political parties of Germany, Ronald Inglehart's theory of postmaterialism is...Show moreThrough an analysis of the federal electoral manifestos of the Alliance 90/The Greens and the Alternative for Germany political parties of Germany, Ronald Inglehart's theory of postmaterialism is investigated. Results of this analysis are utilized to answer whether manifestations of postmaterialism within these "new" political parties represent wider prospects for European cultural integration between Eastern and Western Germany. The result is that the case study of Germany displays the particularity of postmaterialism in new parties in both the West and East of Germany in periods where new issues become salient. This consequently provides grounds for commonality between eastern and western Europe on postmaterialism, despite the wide range of viewpoints that fall under this categorization.Show less
