Bilanz der Zeitenwende

Political science faces the challenge of providing convincing answers to the crisis of meaning in politics and society associated with this “turning point in history”. Observers note a profound sense of insecurity among the electorate and raise the question of perspectives for a political reorientation. This study addresses this challenge: it outlines the new tasks of politics at the end of a stagnant era, initially in economic and social policy. In state and constitutional policy, it follows the legacy of a resilient democracy and calls for a compelling examination of the strong demands for a political shift from complacent self-preservation to a creative new beginning. Its political answer to this challenge is the thorny path of a future-oriented policy under strong leadership of the political center.