The fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989 was the beginning of one of the most interesting natural experiments in recent history. The East German transition from a Communist state to part of the Federal Republic of Germany abruptly created a new social order as old institutions were abolished and new...

In spite of problems since reunification Germany remains the most important economy in Western Europe, and is the lynchpin of European security. The East German states must be successfully integrated into the German economy if the country is to remain stable and play its full role within an...

Everyday worlds of work and class -- Workers in the gallery : the single-class character of revolutionary politics -- The socialist labor process -- Workplace politics -- The class relationship revisited -- Workers on stage : activists in the revolution -- A second look at the labor process and...