This study aims to investigate unified states' experiences of selecting the capital after unification. Many people agree that the case of Germany is the most desirable case among Vietnam, Yemen and Germany. Just after the unification, public opinion w...
This study aims to investigate unified states' experiences of selecting the capital after unification. Many people agree that the case of Germany is the most desirable case among Vietnam, Yemen and Germany. Just after the unification, public opinion was sharply divided between the authentic capital 'Berlin' and the real capital 'Bonn' in Germany. Finally Berlin was chosen by the decision of the parliament. Berlin has historical tradition, identity as capital and superior image inside and outside of Germany. Also German parliament established [the Berlin-Bonn-Act] to recover splits of public opinion and balance the nationwide development. These suggestions of German case give lessons to unified Korea. Although nobody predicts Korean unification form, it is evident that we want a peaceful, democratic and independent unification. This is very similar to German unification and we must consider the capital of unified Korea in advance on the basis of German case.