"Similar Levels of Political Interest between East and West, Notable Differences in Turnout": Six Questions to Martin Kroh

Interview of September 9, 2015

Professor Kroh, on October 3, 1990, the German Democratic Republic acceded to the Federal Republic of Germany. Have differences between the political cultures in eastern and western Germany persisted or has some convergence been observed here?

There is no clear answer to this question. It really depends on what area you are looking at.

The interview with Martin Kroh is published in DIW Economic Bulletin 37/2015 (PDF, 170.01 KB)

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