Psychology and the fall of Communism: The special case of (East) Germany

The fall of Communism is now universally agreed to be what the philosopher Hegel called a world historical event—one that few predicted but nearly everyone saw as inevitable after it happened. In the aftermath many lives—and worldviews—changed, not only, but also in the human sciences. These remarks...

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Published in:Journal of the history of the behavioral sciences 2023, Vol.59 (1), p.8-19
Main Author: Ash, Mitchell G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Communism
East Germany
German unification
Germany
Germany, East
history of psychology
Humans
Psychology
reflexivity
Special Issue
transitology
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Summary:The fall of Communism is now universally agreed to be what the philosopher Hegel called a world historical event—one that few predicted but nearly everyone saw as inevitable after it happened. In the aftermath many lives—and worldviews—changed, not only, but also in the human sciences. These remarks attempt to address in a preliminary way both the impact of the fall of Communism on psychology in former East Germany (including changes in personnel and approach) and the ways in which these sciences were employed as resources for reflection on the Communist past as well as the transition to new social and political regimes.
ISSN:0022-5061
1520-6696
1520-6696
DOI:10.1002/jhbs.22238