Abstract:Safety Valve or Buildup to Confrontation? The Two Germanies, Cultural Diplomacy, and the New OstpolitikThe period of the 1960s and 1970s saw profound changes in the Federal Republic of Germany's Ostpolitik and the cultural diplomacy. Using the methods of political history, this paper analyzes the interconnections between these two significant policy reforms. It answers the following research questions: How did the rivalry between the FRG and the GDR influence the reforms in West German cultural diplomacy? How … Show more
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