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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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    Episodes (66)

    The New Germany, S03E04: Made in Germany: Industry and Deindustrialisation

    The New Germany, S03E04: Made in Germany: Industry and Deindustrialisation
    Season 3, episode 4 of our six-part series The New Germany with historian Katja Hoyer and journalist Oliver Moody is about the ups and downs of Germany's economy. What factors and events have had a lasting impact on German economic history? And can the economic lessons of the past contribute to a prosperous future for Germany? Guest: Monika Schnitzer, Chairwoman of the German Council of Economic Experts

    History in the Age of Disinformation

    History in the Age of Disinformation
    History was always a weapon in modern politics. Those who wanted to shape the future knew that it was important to take control over the interpretation of the past. Manipulating visual material emotionally telling the story of historic moments is an approach that is old as the tradition of writing history itself. But does the new quantity and quality of deep faked history in the world wide web lead us into times where fact and fiction cannot be separated from each other anymore, when telling stories of our past? For our March episode we met Jason Steinhauer, founder of the History Communication Institute, to discuss the new quality of manipulating historical narratives in times of deep fake technology.

    The New Germany, S03E03: Germany and the US: Cowboys and Keynesians

    The New Germany, S03E03: Germany and the US: Cowboys and Keynesians
    Season 3, episode 3 of our six-part series The New Germany with historian Katja Hoyer and journalist Oliver Moody is about the partnership between Germany and the US. What values characterize the relationship? What challenges and changes have transatlantic relations faced so far? Guest: Ben Hodges, Former Commanding General of US Army Europe

    Distance and emotion: Ukrainian historians in war times

    Distance and emotion: Ukrainian historians in war times
    February 2024 marks a sad anniversary: We are two years into the full-scale Russian war against Ukraine. Documenting this war has been a critical issue since the beginning. In our latest podcast episode, we talked to Sofia Dyak, who works and lives in Lviv, about the consequences for historians: Where and how can Ukrainian historians currently make a meaningful contribution collecting testimonies about everyday life in times of occupation and armed conflict? How is it possible for them to separate between academic distance and emotional involvement? And to what kind of post-war justice can historians contribute in Ukraine while the war is still unfolding?

    The New Germany, Season 3 - Episode 2: Germany and France: A Marriage on the Rocks

    The New Germany, Season 3 - Episode 2: Germany and France: A Marriage on the Rocks
    Season 3, episode 2 of our six-part series The New Germany with historian Katja Hoyer and journalist Oliver Moody is about the political relationship between Germany and France. How can Franco-German relations find their way back to a functioning modus operandi? And to what extent have the views of the respective heads of state influenced the partnership? Guest: Rym Momtaz, journalist and Consultant Research Fellow for European Foreign Policy and Security (IISS)

    The New Germany, Season 3 - Episode 1: Crisis Chancellors

    The New Germany, Season 3 - Episode 1: Crisis Chancellors
    Season 3, episode 1 of our six-part series The New Germany with historian Katja Hoyer and journalist Oliver Moody is about Germany’s crisis chancellors: What experiences and lessons has Germany learned under different chancellors? Where did the "German way" prove effective, and where can Germany learn from other countries? Guest: Peter Altmaier, German politician (CDU)

    Technologien gegen das Vergessen

    Technologien gegen das Vergessen
    Inge Auerbacher und Kurt S. Maier überlebten den Nationalsozialismus. Beide flüchteten in die Vereinigten Staaten, sind heute mehr als 90 Jahre alt und machen sich mit anderen Zeitzeug:innen der Shoah zusammen mit Kultureinrichtungen und Organisationen auf die Suche, ihre Geschichten auch nach ihrem Ableben interaktiv vermitteln zu können. In der Januarepisode unseres Podcasts sprechen wir mit Sylvia Asmus über Chancen, Risiken und Herausforderungen neuer Technologien des Bewahrens von Zeitzeug:innenschaft.

    Amerika – das Ende eines Traums?

    Amerika – das Ende eines Traums?
    Die Krisen und Kriege unserer Zeit zwingen die Großmacht USA, sich neu aufzustellen. Was machte einst die Strahlkraft Amerikas aus? Was bleibt heute übrig vom sogenannten amerikanischen Jahrhundert? Wo liegt der Kern des Selbstverständnisses der USA ? Ein Gespräch mit Karl Schlögel über den amerikanischen Traum und das Verhältnis zwischen den USA und Russland.

    The New Germany, S02E07: Grenzen überwunden? Das Verhältnis zwischen Ost und West

    The New Germany, S02E07: Grenzen überwunden? Das Verhältnis zwischen Ost und West
    Grenzen überwunden? Das Verhältnis zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland Der Westen dominiert nach wie vor das Denken über den Osten, meint der Leipziger Literaturprofessor Dirk Oschmann und traf mit seinem neuen Buch einen Nerv. Welche Unterschiede gibt es zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschland? Wie ist das Verhältnis zwischen Ost- und Westdeutschen? Welche Fehler sind in der Vergangenheit gemacht worden? Und wer entscheidet über die Interpretation der deutsch-deutschen Geschichte?   Gast: Dirk Oschmann, Professor für Neuere deutsche Literatur, Universität Leipzig

    Zwischen Moral und Realpolitik: Das deutsch-israelische Verhältnis

    Zwischen Moral und Realpolitik: Das deutsch-israelische Verhältnis
    Zehntausende Menschen demonstrieren seit Monaten in Israel gegen die geplante Justizreform ihrer eigenen Regierung. Sie fürchten um die Demokratie des Landes. Kritiker:innen der Pläne fordern von den „Freunden Israels“ eine klare Positionierung und Unterstützung für die Proteste, damit ist auch Deutschland gemeint. Was also bedeuten diese innerstaatlichen Entwicklungen für die ‚Staatsräson‘ von Israels Sicherheit für Deutschland? Wie kritisch war das Verhältnis in den letzten Jahrzehnten und was für Schlüsse lassen sich daraus für heute ziehen? Ein Gespräch mit Meron Mendel über ein kompliziertes Verhältnis, das seit der Staatsgründung Israels 1948 keineswegs nur von bedingungsloser Solidarität geprägt war.

    Chatting with the Past

    Chatting with the Past
    Imagine it is 2023 and you can chat with all the historical figures you have always wanted to talk to. Unfortunately, you can't do this yet, but you can engage with chatbots that claim to be able to imitate historical figures. Artificial intelligence promises to interact with the past in unprecedented interactivity. As AI continuously develops, educationalists warn that pupils and students already use tools such as ChatGPT on a daily basis. In our August episode, we explore with our guest Frédéric Clavert, Assistant Professor in European Contemporary History at the University of Luxembourg, the possibilities and challenges we encounter, when dealing with the past by using 'large language model' tools such as Chat GPT.

    Die Arktis – Von der Friedenszone zur internationalen Konfliktzone

    Die Arktis – Von der Friedenszone zur internationalen Konfliktzone
    Die Arktis wird zunehmend zum Schauplatz geopolitischer Spannungen zwischen großen globalen und kleinen regionalen Mächten. Doch welche Akteure spielten in der Arktis seit der Zeit des Kalten Krieges überhaupt eine Rolle? Warum und für wen war und ist die Region geopolitisch interessant? Und warum läutete der russische Krieg gegen die Ukraine eine neue Ära der politischen Zusammenarbeit in der Arktis ein? Zu Gast: Kristina Spohr, London School of Economics.

    Zeitenwende and the Return of History

    Zeitenwende and the Return of History
    Russia´s full scale invasion of Ukraine of February 2022 marks the end of the post-wall era that started in 1989/1991. Great Power competition, geopolitics and violent 20th Century land-war strategies are back on the European agenda. This episode features Mary Sarotte, one of the internationally most renown historians of the post-Cold War period. 1,5 years into the Russian war in Ukraine, she discusses the main turning points in the relationship between Russia and NATO, missed opportunities to integrate Ukraine into the Western security architecture and also proposes a new term that reaches beyond the era of Zeitenwende. In conversation with Gabriele Woidelko.

    Polen und Europa seit 1989

    Polen und Europa seit 1989
    Wir sprechen mit Basil Kerski, dem Direktor des Europäischen Solidarność Zentrums in Danzig, über das komplexe Verhältnis von Polen und Europa in den letzten Jahrzehnten. In den 1980er Jahren haben viele Länder in West- wie Osteuropa den erfolgreichen Kampf für Freiheit und Demokratie in Polen bewundert. Heute berufen sich ganz unterschiedliche Parteien und Aktivist:innen auf das Erbe der Solidarność-Bewegung. Wie relevant ist die Geschichte der polnischen Protestbewegung heute? Und wie passt das eigentlich zusammen: der damalige, gesellschaftlich breit getragene Kampf Polens für die Demokratie, und die jüngeren Erfolge von rechtkonservativen Parteien in Polen mit ihrer Agenda z.B. der Aushöhlung des Rechtsstaats? Das Gespräch führte Katja Fausser.

    The New Germany, Season 2 - Episode 6: German Politics in Flux

    The New Germany, Season 2 - Episode 6: German Politics in Flux
    German Politics in Flux Season 2, episode 6 of our seven-part series The New Germany with historian Katja Hoyer and journalist Oliver Moody. German Politics in Flux: How exactly has the party landscape in Germany changed in recent decades? How do the power relations between and within the parties work? What does this mean for the democratic self-image of the parties? And what does it mean for the democratic order? Guest: Melanie Amann, Head of the Spiegel Berlin Office

    The New Germany, Season 2 - Episode 5: German Schuldenangst

    The New Germany, Season 2 - Episode 5: German Schuldenangst
    Season 2, episode 5 of our seven-part series The New Germany with historian Katja Hoyer and journalist Oliver Moody. German Schuldenangst: Where does the German fear of debt come from? What has shaped the German economic memory culture and how well does it reflect Germany's real economic history? Guest: Philippa Sigl-Glöckner, Director & General Manager of the think tank "Dezernat Zukunft" & Former Economist at the Federal Ministry of Finance

    The New Germany, Season 2 - Episode 4: Germany’s Grand Strategy

    The New Germany, Season 2 - Episode 4: Germany’s Grand Strategy
    Season 2, episode 4 of our seven-part series The New Germany with historian Katja Hoyer and journalist Oliver Moody. Germany’s Grand Strategy: Why has Germany not developed a geostrategy to date? When and why have other states done so? And what does this mean for Germany's future foreign and security policy in changing times? Guest: Brendan Simms, Professor of the History of International Relations, University of Cambridge

    Politik unter Einsatz des Körpers

    Politik unter Einsatz des Körpers
    Klimaproteste schaffen es trotz vieler anderer Themen immer wieder in die Nachrichten und Talkshows, insbesondere die Proteste der „Letzten Generation“. Wieso bekommt dieser Protest so viel Aufmerksamkeit? In welcher Tradition stehen diese Proteste? Und warum braucht es auch heute noch den Körper für den Protest? Darüber haben wir mit dem Historiker Philipp Gassert in unserer neuen Podcast-Folge gesprochen.

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

    The New Germany, Season 2 - Episode 3: Germany and Poland
    Season 2, episode 3 of our seven-part series "The New Germany" with historian Katja Hoyer and journalist Oliver Moody. 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

    The New Germany, Season 2 - Episode 2: Germany and China

    The New Germany, Season 2 - Episode 2: Germany and China
    Season 2, episode 2 of our seven-part series "The New Germany" with historian Katja Hoyer and journalist Oliver Moody. Germany and China: What is the historical background to this complex bilateral relationship and economic interdependence? Why is historical sensitivity important in developing a China policy for the 21st century? And what role does Germany play in the strategic rivalry between the United States and China? Guest: Norbert Röttgen, Member of the CDU Presidium of Germany & Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee