German Unification and the Political Order – Thirty Years Later

The history of the post-war division of Germany marks an important point of reference for inter-Korean politics. Both, South Korean president Roh Tae-woo’s Nordpolitik starting in 1988 and South Korean president Kim Dae-jung’s Sunshine Policy (The Reconciliation and Cooperation Policy Towards the No...

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Main Author: Kocka, Jürgen
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Language:English
Published: Korea Europe Review: an interdisciplinary journal of politics, society, and economics 2021
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Online Access:https://dx.doi.org/10.48770/ker.2021.no1.6
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