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The 60th anniversary of the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2009 marks an important milestone in Germany's history, for Europe, and for the transatlantic relationship. After the devastation and horrors of World War II and the Holocaust, the creation of a democratic state in the heart of Europe offered a new beginning for Germany and the transatlantic partnership. Throughout the Cold War, West Germany and the U.S. forged a close relationship - one that is still vibrant today. The foundation for Germany's political and economic system, laid on May 23, 1949, still affects present contemporary policies and issues not only in Germany, but also in Europe and across the Atlantic.
AICGS will celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany with a project on "60 Years Federal Republic of Germany: Rebuilt, Reunified, Revitalized?" Supported by the Transatlantik-Programm der Bundesregierung der Bundesrepublik Deutschland aus Mitteln des European Recovery Program (ERP) des Bundesministeriums für Wirtschaft und Technologie (BMWi), this project examines the impact that historical changes have had on the Federal Republic of Germany, both in the present and - more importantly - what these changes may mean for the future.
Two conferences in Washington, D.C. and New York City will discuss this historical milestone from the perspective of all three AICGS program areas (Business & Economics; Society, Culture, & Politics; and Foreign & Domestic Policy). Essays by AICGS non-resident fellows reflecting on the past sixty years, as well as predictions and prescriptions for the future, will be featured on the Institute's website. Additionally, selected former AICGS fellows will embark on lecture tours throughout the United States, aiming at increasing knowledge about and interest in Germany in the United States beyond the Washington-New York corridor. The project presents analyses in a series of two edited volumes and concludes with a Policy Report that will look at the future challenges for the United States, Germany, and the transatlantic relationship.
Related AICGS Events
The 60th Anniversary of the Federal Republic of Germany:
Its Founding Pillars Today
May 18, 2009 - Washington, DC
Essays and Publications From AICGS Experts
Germany's Electoral System at 60: Trends and Reforms for the Twenty-first Century
By Karen Donfried, Olaf Gersemann, Beate Jochimsen, and Jörg Siegmund, German-American Issues #11 (2009).
Looking Ahead: The United States, Germany, and Europe in 2020
By Dr. Jackson Janes and Jan Techau, Policy Report #40 (2009).
Die deutsche Einheit als Ergebnis eines historischen Prozesses und als Aufgabe der Gegenwart und Zukunft
By Dr. Bernhard Maleck, Transatlantic Perspectives (2009).
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Der 9. November 1989 - Eine Erinnerung aus frauenpolitischer Sicht
By Dr. Eva Maleck-Lewy, Transatlantic Perspectives (2009).
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A Status-Conscious Germany Between Adolescence and Retirement: Foreign Policy Commemorations on the 60th Anniversary of the Federal Republic
By Dr. Gunther Hellmann, Transatlantic Perspectives (2009).
Germany at 60 in Europe
By Dr. Jeffrey J. Anderson, Transatlantic Perspectives (2009).
Postwar Federalism at 60: Showing its Age
By Dr. Wade Jacoby, Transatlantic Perspectives (2009).
Kulturpolitik versus Aussenpolitik in the Past Sixty Years
By Frank Trommler, Transatlantic Perspectives (2009).
Denazification in Retrospect
By Dr. Rebecca Boehling, Transatlantic Perspectives (2009).
Keynes in Lederhosen: Assessing the German Response to the Financial Crisis
By Dr. Stephen Silvia, Transatlantic Perspectives (2009).
Women's Long March Through the Institutions in Germany
By Dr. Joyce M. Mushaben, Transatlantic Perspectives (2009).
Miracles are Possible
By Dr. Tim Stuchtey, Transatlantic Perspectives (2009).
The German Model of Labor Relations at Sixty
By Dr. Michael Fichter, Transatlantic Perspectives (2009).
The German Republic Turns Sixty
By Dr. Ulrike Guérot, Transatlantic Perspectives (2009).
German Reunification: Myth or Reality?
By Dr. Norbert Walter, Transatlantic Perspectives (2009).
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