Polityczne i społeczne konsekwencje zjednoczenia dla wschodnich krajów związkowych RFN. Próba bilansu 30 lat

• Authors: Koźbiał Krzysztof

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Political and social consequences of reunification for the eastern federal states of Germany. An attempt at assessment of the last 30 years

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

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30 years after the German Democratic Republic was incorporated into Germany, the process of reunification of Germany still seems unfinished. The eastern part of Germany still differs in some respects from the west. The article analyzes the political and social consequences of reunification for the eastern federal states. The conclusions indicate that in terms of specific political behaviour (lower elections turnouts, voting for extreme groups: Die Linke - previously PDS - and now also for AfD, and finally sceptical attitude towards democracy) or social behaviour (negative consequences of permanent unemployment, migrations to the west of the country, deindustrialization) the eastern federal states of Germany are noticeably different from the western ones. In many respects, the area of the former GDR resembles former socialist states in which the process of systemic transformation also took place. It is therefore difficult to assess when the effects of the merger of the two German states will no longer be noticeable. It cannot be ruled out that this process will last for several decades. The study employed the historical analytical method.

Keywords

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reunification of Germany; former GDR; East Germany; unemployment; systemic transformation

• Publisher: Instytut Zachodni. Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego w Poznaniu
• Journal: Przegląd Zachodni
• Year: 2020
• Issue: 2 (375)
• Pages: 125-142

Contributors

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Koźbiał Krzysztof

• Instytut Europeistyki, Uniwersytet Jagielloński, Kraków