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Truth without reconciliation: An appraisal of the enquete commission on the SED dictatorship in Germany

Yoder, Jennifer A.·1999·German Politics
DOI 10.1080/09644009908404568
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One of the many difficult decisions confronting countries in transition is whether and how to reckon with the undemocratic past. Among post‐communist cases, transition justice has been pursued most vigorously in Germany. In this case, the accession of the GDR to the FRG in 1990 provided institutional, personnel and financial advantages. One of the tools for reckoning with the past has been the Investigatory Commission on the Working‐Through of the History and Consequences of the SED Dictatorship in Germany. This article examines the aims, structure and outcomes of the commission and considers its contribution to promoting inner unity in the new Germany.

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  • Truth commissions offer an official acknowledgement of regime abuses that is an important step in breaking with the undemocratic patterns of the old order.

    “Beyond serving the 'didactic purpose' of academic inquiry carried out by historians, truth commissions offer an official acknowledgement of regime abuses that 'is an important step in breaking with the undemocratic patterns of the old order, which may have included cover-ups and misinformation' (Yoder, 1999, 60).”

    From Truth Commissions in Post-Communism: The Overlooked Solution? (2009) · cites this paper as Yoder, 1999, 60

  • By 1991, each of the five political parties represented in the all-German Parliament favored the creation of an investigatory commission.

    “By 1991, each of the five political parties represented in the all-German Parliament, where center-right and center-left formations from both East and West Germany were represented, favored the creation of an investigatory commission (Yoder, 1999).”

    From Truth Commissions in Post-Communism: The Overlooked Solution? (2009) · cites this paper as Yoder, 1999

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Authors
Yoder, J. A.
Affiliations
Colby College (US)
Corresponding author
Yoder, Jennifer A.
Venue
German Politics
Publisher
Informa UK Limited
Published
1999-12
Volume
8
Issue
3
Pages
59-80
ISSN
  • 0964-4008 (ISSN-L)
  • 1743-8993
DOI
10.1080/09644009908404568
OpenAlex
W2090319407
Cited by
41
References
19
Citations by year
2024: 2 · 2023: 1 · 2022: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 16 · 2017: 2 · 2015: 1
FWCI
20.72
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
German Politics (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › German History and Society
  • Social Sciences › Political Science and International Relations › War, Law, and Justice
  • Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › German legal, social, and political studies
Keywords
SED dictatorship, transitional justice, reconciliation, post-communist transition, German reunification, East German history, truth commissions, East Germany

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