"The Aversions between East and West ... Were Not to Be Found Here": Conservatism, Protest, and the Politics of Heimat in Post-socialist Eichsfeld.
This article tests the analytical potential of Heimat to explore identity constructions in East Germany more precisely than sociological studies have done so far. Using the example of the conservative party in the East German region of Eichsfeld in the 1990s and 2000s, I argue that the concept of He...
| Publicado en: | German Politics & Society Vol. 42; no. 4; pp. 15 - 41 |
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Winter2024
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