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ABSTRACTTo better grasp the problem of the historical diversity and the rootedness of family policies in their cultural context, this article compares the situation of Germany before and after the 1989 reunification. This particular example is presented as a sort of socio-historical laboratory for measuring how political issues have influenced the development of means of socio-political regulation of the family and to refute non-historical comparisons of "welfare cultures" based on pseudoscientific cross-cultural stereotypes. This specific national case can simultaneously help to foster critical reflection on the new Europe and related social and political issues.
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In the course of its history, after a long time of systematic destruction, South Korea has developed a process of patrimonial and cultural re-appropriation adapted to the socio-cultural and economic context through different stages. Long-time development planning has enabled Korea to invent new concepts and to create new technologies designed to keep and protect their cultural heritage. As a result, the results of the combination of traditional culture and new technologies are of artistic benefit, with sometimes very surprising results for those unfamiliar with this socio-cultural environment. The trend towards globalization and internationalization is present, but a nationalistic conservatism remains a recurrent limitation. This study shows a global view of the policy process of re-appropriation since the independence from Korea to the present day. South Korea has established an institutional framework at different levels of management to protect and even improve their endangered cultural heritage. Korea continues to offer the most striking and efficient aspects of their cultural heritage program (among them the notion of “Immaterial Cultural Good”) to the international community. The history of the Korean writing system is a good example of the evolution of a typical “immaterial cultural treasure.”
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An era initiated by John Kennedy’s new style of campaigning and sophisticated leadership fifty years ago may be coming to an end in 2010 as the worst economic crisis since 1929 led to a political one in the West. As politicians, media and better-educated citizens cope with the paradigms and challenges of the post-financial crisis’ Western-style democracy, this paper takes a look at these issues and at what a new leadership for the future may look like.