psychosozial

The public sphere of liberal regimes is undergoing significant change, as evidenced by an increase in moralistic discourse patterns as well as a change in the norms of expressing emotions in public debates. The paper proposes the concept of moral...

This article discusses experiences of repression in the GDR in the light of their respective historical and political context. The psychosocial long-term effects of persecution, imprisonment and disintegration by the Stasi are analysed in connection...

In order to examine whether those affected by SED injustice who experienced stigmatisation in the GDR are still confronted with it in the present, two selected cases were contrasted within the framework of a qualitative study. The results show that,...

Between 1949 and 1990, approximately half a million children and adolescents grew up in children’s homes and reformatories in the former GDR. Contemporary witnesses repeatedly report on stressful or traumatising experiences in the youth welfare...

Former political prisoners in the GDR may claim benefits due to health damages according to §21 StrRehaG. In practice, despite the scientifically proven physical and psychological trauma sequelae following political imprisonment, there is a...