Germany's foreign policy of reconciliation

• Preface and Acknowledgement
• p. xiii

• 1
• The Narrowness and Breath of Reconciliation in the International Arena
• p. 1

• On Understanding Reconciliation
• p. 1

• The Disciplines
• p. 3

• The Defect in Christian Theology for Studying Reconciliation
• p. 3

• Moral Reconciliation without Forgiveness: The Philosophers' Contribution
• p. 6

• Reconciliation as Healing and Trust: The Social-Psychological Contribution
• p. 7

• The Centrality of Justice: Legal Perspectives
• p. 8

• Institutions and Political Culture: Political Science and History Perspectives
• p. 10

• A Model for Reconciliation
• p. 12

• History
• p. 12

• Leadership
• p. 14

• Institutions
• p. 15

• International Context
• p. 17

• Germany's Foreign Policy of Reconciliation
• p. 18

• 2
• Responsibility and Realism: The Contours of German Foreign Policy as Context for External Reconciliation
• p. 25

• The Adenauer Era, 1949-1966: Integration into the West
• p. 26

• Reconciliation as a Government Priority
• p. 28

• Reconciliation and Public Opinion: A General Absence
• p. 29

• The Brandt Era, 1966-1974: Ostpolitik
• p. 31

• Reconciliation in the East and the West: Governments and Societies
• p. 33

• Reconciliation and Public Opinion: Increasingly Positive Attitudes
• p. 35

• The Schmidt-Kohl Era, 1947-1989: Policies of Balance
• p. 36

• Reconciliation in the West and the East: New Forms
• p. 38

• Reconciliation and Public Opinion: A Reflection of Official Views?
• p. 42

• The Kohl Era, 1989-1998: The New Multilateralism
• p. 43

• Reconciliation across Europe: Transferring the Model and Articulating the Policy
• p. 46

• Reconciliation and Public Opinion: Stable Attitudes
• p. 48

• The Schröder-Fischer Era, 1998-2005: Idealism and Realism
• p. 50

• Reconciliation: A Dominant Theme
• p. 55

• Reconciliation and Public Opinion: Change and Continuity
• p. 61

• The Merkel Era, 2005-2009: A Unified Approach of Values and Pragmatism
• p. 62

• Reconciliation An Internalized, Integrated, and Normalized Phenomenon
• p. 64

• Reconciliation and Public Opinion: The Stability of Mixed Views
• p. 67

• Conclusion
• p. 68

• German Foreign Policy
• p. 68

• Reconciliation
• p. 69

• Public Opinion
• p. 69

• 3
• Germany's Relations with France: From Enmity to Amity
• p. 79

• History
• p. 80

• The Past as Stimulus
• p. 80

• Acknowledging Grievances
• p. 83

• The Past as Present
• p. 84

• Organizations
• p. 84

• Symbolic Events
• p. 87

• Leadership
• p. 90

• Institutions
• p. 95

• Non-governmental Institutions
• p. 95

• Catalysts
• p. 95

• Complements
• p. 96

• Conduits
• p. 100

• Governmental Institutions
• p. 101

• 1963-1988
• p. 102

• 1988-2003
• p. 103

• 2003-2005
• p. 106

• 2005-2009
• p. 109

• Inernational Context
• p. 112

• Global Influence
• p. 112

• France and Germany in the EU
• p. 113

• Conclusion
• p. 118

• 4
• Germany's Relations with Israel: From Abyss to Miracle
• p. 133

• History
• p. 134

• The Past as Stimulus
• p. 134

• Acknowledging Grievances
• p. 135

• The Past as Present
• p. 138

• Organizations in Germany
• p. 138

• Israel-Contered Organizations
• p. 141

• Anti-Semitism
• p. 143

• Symbolic Events
• p. 146

• Leadership
• p. 149

• Institutions
• p. 154

• Non-governmental Istitutions
• p. 154

• Catalysts
• p. 155

• Complements
• p. 156

• Conduits
• p. 164

• Competitors
• p. 165

• Governmental Institutions
• p. 167

• 1965-1980
• p. 168

• 1981-1989
• p. 169

• 1990-2004
• p. 170

• 2005: The Fortieth Anniversary of Diplomatic Relations
• p. 172

• 2006-2009
• p. 175

• International Context
• p. 180

• Global Influence
• p. 180

• German-Israeli Relations and the EU
• p. 181

• Conclusion
• p. 182

• 5
• Germany's Relations with Poland: From Community of Disputes to Close Partnership
• p. 201

• History
• p. 202

• The Past as Stimulus
• p. 203

• Acknowledging Grievances
• p. 205

• The Past as Present
• p. 208

• Organizations
• p. 208

• Restitution and Reparations
• p. 212

• Expulsion
• p. 214

• Symbolic Events
• p. 216

• Leadership
• p. 219

• Institutions
• p. 223

• Non-governmental Institutions
• p. 223

• Catalysts
• p. 223

• Complements
• p. 225

• Conduits
• p. 231

• Competitors
• p. 232

• Governmental Institutions
• p. 234

• 1970-1989
• p. 234

• 1989-2000
• p. 236

• 2000-2007
• p. 239

• 2007-2009
• p. 243

• International Context
• p. 244

• Global Influence
• p. 244

• EU Membership
• p. 246

• Conclusion
• p. 249

• 6
• Germany's Relations with the Czech Republic: From Community of Conflict to Predictable Friendship
• p. 265

• History
• p. 266

• The Past as Stimulus
• p. 266

• Acknowledging Grievances
• p. 269

• The Past as Present
• p. 272

• Organizations
• p. 272

• Restitution and Expulsion
• p. 275

• Symbolic Events
• p. 277

• Leadership
• p. 280

• Institutions
• p. 282

• Non-governmental Institutions
• p. 282

• Catalysts
• p. 282

• Complements
• p. 283

• Conduits
• p. 289

• Competitors
• p. 291

• Governmental Institutions
• p. 294

• 1989-1996
• p. 295

• 1997-2004
• p. 297

• 2005-2009
• p. 300

• International Context
• p. 303

• The End of Communism
• p. 303

• The Forum of the EU
• p. 305

• The EU Constitution
• p. 307

• Conclusion
• p. 308

• 7
• Comparison and Prescription
• p. 323

• Comparative Lessons
• p. 323

• History
• p. 324

• Leadership
• p. 327

• Institutions
• p. 328

• Non-governmental Institutions
• p. 328

• Governmental Institutions
• p. 331

• International Context
• p. 333

• Prescription: Lesson for Japan?
• p. 334

• The Growing Relevance of the German Experience of Japan
• p. 335

• The Four Dimensions of Reconciliation and the Japanese Case
• p. 337

• History
• p. 338

• Leadership
• p. 340

• Institutions
• p. 341

• International Context
• p. 343

• Appendix Comparative Timeline of Germany's Reconciliation with France, Israel, Poland, and Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic, 1945-2009
• p. 347

• Selected Bibliography
• p. 365

• Interviews
• p. 377

• Index
• p. 381

• About the Author
• p. 393