Frank Bösch – författare

By and large, the histories of East and West Germany have been studied in relative isolation. And yet, for all their differences, the historical trajectories of both nations were interrelated in complex ways, shaped by economic crises, social and cultural changes, protest movements, and other phenomena so diffuse that they could hardly be contained by the Iron Curtain. Accordingly, A History Shared and Divided offers a collective portrait of the two Germanies that is both broad and deep. It brings together comprehensive thematic surveys by specialists in social history, media, education, the environment, and similar topics to assemble a monumental account of both nations from the crises of the 1970s to—and beyond—the reunification era.

By and large, the histories of East and West Germany have been studied in relative isolation. And yet, for all their differences, the historical trajectories of both nations were interrelated in complex ways, shaped by economic crises, social and cultural changes, protest movements, and other phenomena so diffuse that they could hardly be contained by the Iron Curtain. Accordingly, A History Shared and Divided offers a collective portrait of the two Germanies that is both broad and deep. It brings together comprehensive thematic surveys by specialists in social history, media, education, the environment, and similar topics to assemble a monumental account of both nations from the crises of the 1970s to—and beyond—the reunification era.

Das Handbuch  untersucht interdisziplinär einen Schlüsselbegriff der Geistes- und Sozialwissenschaften. Es arbeitet für verschiedene Bereiche den Forschungsstand zu ‚Krisen‘ als politischen Handlungssituationen auf und betont zugleich die enge Verbindung zur politischen Praxis, die sich in der Verwendung des Krisenbegriffs beobachten lässt. Während die Erforschung einzelner Krisenereignisse und -phänomene in vielen Disziplinen zum Tagesgeschäft gehört, sind übergreifende konzeptionelle Überlegungen zu Krisen meist auf organisatorische Aspekte des Krisenmanagements oder auf Krisendiskurse beschränkt. An diese Forschungsstände anknüpfend, aber über sie hinausweisend, bearbeitet das Handbuch ‚Krisenforschung‘ aus verschiedenen konzeptionellen und methodischen Perspektiven und plädiert dabei für einen reflexiven Ansatz, der den Begriff der ‚Krise‘ selbst als zu beobachtenden Begriff versteht.