1. The new Germany eight years on / Peter James -- 2. Berlin: the new capital / Sue Lawson -- 3. The federal framework / Peter James -- 4. Government and the political parties / Peter James -- 5. Investing in Germany: Standort Deutschland / Hanna Ostermann and Ute E. Schmidt -- 6. Social provision / Sue Lawson -- 7. Education, training and the workplace / Hanna Ostermann and Ute E. Schmidt -- 8. The Nazi legacy: coming to terms with the past / David Kaufman -- 9. The media landscape / Steffi Boothroyd -- 10. Culture / Steffi Boothroyd -- 11. German language / David Kaufman -- 12. Germany and Europe / Nigel Thomas