Historical Memory and the Plea for a National Interests Based German Foreign Policy

Nijhuis, Ton

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@article{ Nijhuis1998,
 title = {Historical Memory and the Plea for a National Interests Based German Foreign Policy},
 author = {Nijhuis, Ton},
 journal = {Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review},
 number = {2},
 pages = {205-217},
 volume = {6},
 year = {1998},
 urn = {https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-54312},
 abstract = {The events of 1989 & unification changed the Federal Republic of Germany's position in Europe significantly, & have forced the nation to reorient its foreign policy. Here, the relationship between historical memory & contemporary foreign policy in Germany is explored, both in terms of how remembering the past influences ideas about contemporary politics, & the role of the debate on a new German foreign policy in the ongoing struggle in the interpretation of the German past & national identity. This question is especially relevant in light of the renewed vigor evident in the battle for cultural dominance since unification.},
}