Ausverkauft | Ungleich vereint: Warum der Osten anders bleibt

In the organizer's words:

Whether after elections or protests: even 35 years after the fall of the Wall, discussions about East Germany not only regularly flare up again - they also go round in circles. Accusations are followed by counter-accusations. Progress towards understanding is rarely in sight.

The sociologist Steffen Mau contradicts in his latest book "Ungleich vereint. Why the East remains different", sociologist Steffen Mau contradicts the theory that East Germany will become like the West over time.

It is the experiences of the GDR and the years of reunification that mean that the East will remain different in the future - economically, politically, but also in terms of mentality and identity.

In conversation with journalist Nadine Lindner, Steffen Mau offers an in-depth insight into his thesis and its implications for democracy. In view of the weak roots of political parties in the East, the sociologist argues that alternative forms of democracy should be tried out and that people should be more involved, for example through citizens' councils.

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