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The text of "The constitution of the German Reich of August 11, 1919": p. 642-679. ; Lettered on cover: Institute for government research of the Brookings institution. ; Bibliography: p. 680-749. ; Mode of access: Internet.

This article explores (1) how and why mass media have promoted the inner-German process of reunification, (2) why the media might even have slowed down or blocked the process, and (3) why it is important to think of Germany as consisting of two different publics. The analysis emphasizes the impact of political culture on political communication processes. In the West, a predominantly liberal/competitive political culture, with populist dogmatic tendencies, developed. However, during the process of reunification there was an erratic revolutionary change in East Germany, moving from a controlled/collective political culture to a more populist/ dogmatic pattern, with only minimum expression of liberal/competitive cultural traits. Thus we conclude that strong differences in the three dimensions account for the existence of two publics in Germany, which makes integration a challenge. (German Politics / FUB)

Vaccines are needed to reduce the mortality and economic damage caused by COVID-19. To date there are three approved vaccines in the European Union created by BioNTech/Pfizer, Moderna and AstraZeneca, but due to the high demand globally there are still shortages, forcing governments to create strategies to immunize their population prioritizing their citizens according to their risk evaluation and their systemic relevance. This review specifies on the German vaccination strategy.