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I. Introduction

II. The Transformation of East Germany’s Discourse on Nation and State: The Emergence of the Two-Nation, Two-State Theory

1. From One Nation, One State to Two Nations, Two States

2. The Background to East Germany’s Adoption of the Two-Nation, Two-State Theory

3. From the Concept of Two Nations to the Idea of a Socialist German Nation

4. The Development of East Germany’s Two-Nation, Two-State Theory

III. East Germany’s German Policy under the Two-Nation, Two-State Theory: The Formation and Transformation of Abgrenzungspolitik　（Ｄemarcation Ｐolicy）

1. East Germany’s Abgrenzungspolitik in Response to West Germany’s “Change through Rapprochement” Policy: Emergence and Transformation from the Late 1960s to 1989

2. The Development of East Germany’s Abgrenzungspolitik across Different Areas

3. Limitations and Assessment of Abgrenzungspolitik

IV. East Germany’s Two-State Theory and West Germany’s Deutschlandpolitik: Confrontation – Adaptation - Acceptance

1. External Constraints and Internal Consensus on German Reunification

2. Conflict and Adaptation Surrounding Neue Ostpolitik and Deutschlandpolitik, 1969-1982

3. CDU and SPD’s Acceptance and Continuation of Deutschlandpolitik, 1982-1989

4. Assessment on West Germany’s Deutschlandpolitik

V. Policy Responses and Implications through the Case of East and West Germany

1. Policy Responses to North Korea’s Two-State Theory

2. Implications of West Germany’s Policy for Managing National Division

VI. Conclusion