Franco-German Relations from an Intercultural Perspective

The abundance of different research approaches in the cultural field of Franco-German relations is remarkable. There has been a substantial output of theories and proposed theories in the last twenty years in particular. This article therefore pursues the question of how these theories relate to the paradigm of interculturality, how they contribute to the definition of interculturality, and what the limits and limitations of interculturality's utility may be. The discussion focuses on a central frame of reference for the debate: the disinterest that has been repeatedly diagnosed on both sides, especially in the context of the festivities surrounding the fiftieth anniversary of the Isle Treaty.