Description
Book Synopsis The "Berlin Republic" has become the key concept of post-Cold War Germany and as such has been widely discussed inside as well as outside Germany. Symbolized by the move of the government from Bonn to Berlin it signals all the tangible and intangible changes in Germany's position in the world that have taken place during the 1990s. Well known German authors, decision-makers, and cultural leaders as well as internationally renowned experts on German affairs contribute to this volume, examining various aspects of the New Germany and its old/new capital, such as history, foreign policy, art, architecture, and culture. In this way, the reader gains a varied but comprehensive picture of Germany after unification as perceived by its neighbors, friends, and allies.
Table of Contents Foreword
Gerhard Schröder
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Dieter Dettke
PART I: THE IDENTITY OF THE BERLIN REPUBLIC
Chapter 1. Historical Foundations of the Berlin Republic
Bernd Faulenbach
Chapter 2. The Political Philosophy of the Berlin Republic
Richard Herzinger
Chapter 3. On "Westalgia": Why West German Mentalities and Habits Persist in the Berlin Republic
Tobias Dürr
Chapter 4. The Foreign Policy of the Berlin Republic
Hans-Ulrich Klose
Chapter 5. The Berlin Republic in a Global Age
Daniel Hamilton
Chapter 6. Germany's Role in a Global Economy
Ditmar Staffelt
Chapter 7. The Economic and Social Fabric of the Berlin Republic
Jochen Thies
Chapter 8. Cultural Federalism: The Core of the Political Culture of the Berlin Republic
Julian Nida-Rümelin
Chapter 9. Berlin's Cultural Legacy and Prospects
Peter Glotz
Chapter 10. The Architectural Rebirth of a Capital
Peter Conradi
Chapter 11. Berlin's Jewish Community
Andreas Nachama
Chapter 12. Berlin's Turkish Community
Faruksen
PART II: PERSPECTIVES ON THE BERLIN REPUBLIC FROM ABROAD
Chapter 13. The Berlin Republic's Evolving Leadership Role in Europe
Garrick Utley
Chapter 14. Transformed Relations: From the Cold War to a New Partnership between Russia and the Berlin Republic
Andrei Zagorski
Chapter 15. In Search of a New Balance: France, Germany, and the New Europe
Philippe Moreau Defarges
Chapter 16. Enduring Affinity? From Old Tensions to a Promising Partnership between Germany and the United Kingdom
Kerry Longhurst
Chapter 17. The Berlin Republic from a Polish Perspective
Anna Wolff-Poweska
Chapter 18. On Old and New Similarities: Italy and the Berlin Republic
Antonio Missiroli
Chapter 19. The Berlin Republic from an Austrian Perspective: Still Preoccupied with Itself or Tempted to Play Out Its Power?
Ewald König
Chapter 20. From the Burden of the Past to the Promise of the Future: The Czech View of the German Neighbor
Vladimir Handl
PART III: CONCLUSION
Chapter 21. Toward the Berlin Republic—Past, Present, Future
Michael Naumann
Epilogue
Notes on Contributors
About the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
The Mission of the Washington Office of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung
