Politics and Music Germany s Political Landscape and the

Politics and Music: Germany’s Political Landscape and the Role of Music in Political Movements MINH HOANG, MOSCOW INSTITUTE OF LINGUISTICS 04. 06. 2015

Bundestag

Bundestag The parties in detail

Christian Democratic Union of Germany (Christlich-Demokratische Union Deutschlands) founded after World War II Main conservative party + European integration + Membership in Nato Christian Social Union of Bavaria Leader: Angela Merkel Christlich-Soziale Union in Bayern Sister parter of CDU, more socially conservative

Alliance ‘ 90/Green Party + Alternative energy + Sustainable development + Green transport policy + (pacificism) Leaders: Simone Peter & Cem Özdemir

Social Democratic Party of Germany Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands Oldest party in Germany: founded in 1875 (labour movement) + Social markets economy + Welfare state + Civil rights + European Integration Leader: Sigmar Gabriel

The Left Party Most left-wing party in Germany + Overcome capitalism + More government spending + Taxes for corporations and highearners Leaders: Katja Kieping & Bernd Riexinger

German Free Democrats National Democratic Party Freie Demokratische Partei Nationaldemokratische Partei Deutschlands Observed by„Office for the Protection of Constituion“ + Economic liberalism + Internationalism + Against capitalism + communism + Human rights + Social security for Germans + Return of „lost German territory“ + Critical to the EU Leader: Christian Lindner Leader: Holger Apfel

German Music Beethoven (1820) Dockville Festival, Hamburg (201 x)

Music in the Third Reich

German student movement (Protests of 1968) Ton Scheine Scherben: “Macht kaputt, was euch kaputt macht”

Die Ärzte "Your violence is just a silent scream for love […] You never learned to express yourself. Your parents never had time for you". „Deine Gewalt ist nur ein stummer Schrei nach Liebe […] Du hast nie gelernt dich zu artikulieren. Deine Eltern hatten niemals für dich Zeit“.

Udo Lindenberg

Rammstein

“Schlager” / “Volksmusik”

Rock Madsen Sportfreunde Stiller Hip. Hop Wir sind Helden Tomte The Beatsteaks Punk Die Ärzte Seed Peter Fox Cro Pop Jan Delay Xavier Nadioo Bonaparte Indie Clueso Philipp Poisel Herbert Grönemeier Klangkarussell Soul/Singer -Songwriter Three Fall Jazz/Funk Dota und die Stadtpiraten