The New Germany, Season 2 - Episode 3: Germany and Poland

Geschichte ist Gegenwart! Der History & Politics Podcast der Körber-Stiftung

  • History
  • 47 min.
  • 49. episode

Season 2, episode 3 of our seven-part series The New Germany with historian Katja Hoyer and journalist Oliver Moody is about Germany and Poland: What role does the past play with regard to the current tense relationship between Germany and Poland? How is Germany perceived in Poland? How can historical sensitivity help to improve relations between the neighboring countries? And which actors are crucial for this?

Guest: Karolina Wigura, Sociologist/Historian, Robert Bosch Academy & University of Warsaw

One year of Zeitenwende – what has or has not changed in Germany? How is Germany perceived on the international stage? And why is everyone talking about the need for a grand strategy? The popular special series is back with season 2. What events have shaped Germany during this watershed year, where is it headed, and how does a look at history help us understand these changes?

As hosts, historian Katja Hoyer and journalist Oliver Moody set out to find some answers. Together with their expert guests, they will be looking into Germany's past and present to see what the future may hold for Europe's largest democracy.

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“Let’s be honest. Those are very close neighbours, Poland and Germany. We could be very good partners, and economically we are very good partners by the way. But as for the knowledge, those two societies have scarse knowledge about each other. But the knowledge is smaller on the German side, and, at the same, the moral responsibility on the German side is bigger.”

Karolina Wigura

Sociologist/Historian, Robert Bosch Academy & University of Warsaw

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Geschichte ist Gegenwart! Der History & Politics Podcast der Körber-Stiftung

Warum Geschichte immer Gegenwart ist, besprechen wir mit unseren Gästen im History & Politics Podcast. Wir zeigen, wie uns die Geschichte hilft, die Gegenwart besser zu verstehen.

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