The 1970s and 1980s bring about a fundamental change in political priorities for the Federal Republic of Germany. The “Limits to Growth” become apparent, security policy gains new significance, educational expansion reaches its limits. Environmental, nature and monument protection become more important. The party system also changes: The Free Democratic Party loses its character as the tipper of the scale, the Greens enter the field as a new movement; from this time on, the two major parties irrevocably exhibit the status of structural minorities – even if the two share a distinct head start over their smaller competitors, unlike during the Weimar Republic. The article investigates how the Federal Republic reacted to these challenges on the basis of different examples (economic growth, the development of the responsibilities of the state, educational policy, language and zeitgeist).
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Publicly AvailableFortschrittsoptimismus oder Kulturpessimismus? Die Bundesrepublik Deutschland in den 70er und 80er JahrenSeptember 25, 2009
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Publicly AvailableDie Kaiser-Wilhelm-Gesellschaft 1933 bis 1945. Politik und Selbstverständnis einer GroßforschungseinrichtungSeptember 25, 2009
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Publicly AvailableVertriebene im doppelten Deutschland. Integrations- und Erinnerungspolitik in der DDR und in der BundesrepublikSeptember 25, 2009
- Notizen
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Publicly AvailableSchreib-Praxis. Ein anwendungsorientiertes Seminar des Instituts für ZeitgeschichteSeptember 25, 2009
- Rezensionen
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Publicly AvailableRezensionen onlineSeptember 25, 2009