Public online panel discussion on 30 years of German reunification

English-language panel discussion series 'Berlin Talks' presented by the international short-term study programs FU-BEST and FUBiS of Freie Universität Berlin, broadcast live on October 8, 2020 at 7 p.m. (Central European time) The international short-term study programs FU-BEST (European Studies) and FUBiS (International Summer and Winter University) at Freie Universität Berlin present an online panel discussion on October 8, 2020, entitled "German Unification 1990 - Retrospective and Outlook after 30 Years." On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of German reunification, four experts will discuss its cultural, political, social, and international dimensions, offering a retrospective as well as an outlook for the future. The discussion will take place in English; audience participation is welcome via online chat during the live-stream broadcast. The panel discussion will address questions on, for example, how the events from 1989 to 1990 should be seen in historical perspective - was it a case of reunification, unification, or accession of the GDR? What were (and perhaps still are today) some of the most important societal dynamics and consequences? Where can we still identify a lingering East-West divide in Germany? And to what extent does unified Germany have to grapple with a "return of the past" - Panel members:.