Reunification in West German Party Politics from Westbindung to Ostpolitik

1. Introduction
Joost Kleuters

2. Between Continuity and Change: Ostpolitik and the Constructivist Approach Revisited
Joost Kleuters

3. Westbindung instead of Wiedervereinigung

Joost Kleuters

4. Reunification Policy under Pressure: Taking the Offensive
Joost Kleuters

5. The Christian Democrats Stick, the Social Democrats Swing
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6. A Tale of Three Cities: Bonn, Berlin and Washington
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7. Adenauer’s Long Shadow
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8. Ostpolitik on Hold
Joost Kleuters

9. Crossing the Rubicon: Brandt’s Ostpolitik
Joost Kleuters

10. Summary and Conclusions
Joost Kleuters

Keywords: Political Science and International Relations, Political Theory, Political Philosophy, European Politics, Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, Political History, International Relations