Federal Republic of Germany at the Turn of the Century: Erhard's Formed Society or the Result of Dutschke's Long March through Institutions?
2015
Abstract
The author of this paper presents two societal concepts of post-world war Federal Republic of Germany. The idea of formed society started in the intellectual circle of the federal chancellor Ludwig Erhard.
It had its roots in the experience of economic and political downfall of the Weimar republic and the apocaliptic war that followed. The idea of the long march through institutions was formulated by leaders of the student protest movement who saw it as the only way to change the society from within after the failure of the marxist revolution in western Europe.
Although both concepts lost their appeal in the course of history, they still remain an important contribution to the modernisation process of the Federal Republic of Germany.