Shaping Europe : France, Germany, and embedded bilateralism from the Elysee Treaty to twenty-first century politics / Ulrich Krotz.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krotz, Ulrich.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

France. Treaties, etc--Germany (West), 1963 January 22.

France.

Germany--Foreign relations--France.

Germany.

France--Foreign relations--Germany.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (355 pages) : illustrations, tables

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford [England] : Oxford University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

France and Germany have played a pivotal role in European politics and integration. 'Shaping Europe' systematically investigates the interrelated reality of Franco-German bilateralism and multilateral European integration from the Elysée Treaty into the 21st century.

Contents:

Cover; Contents; Figures and Tables; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction: France and Germany in Europe; Shaping Europe I: Bilateral Resilience in the Midst of Change and Transformation; Shaping Europe II: France and Germany in European Politics; Embedded Bilateralism; Embedded Bilateralism and European Integration Theory; The Plan of this Book; 1. Bilateral Regional Polity and Policy Shaping; Leadership in Regional Politics; Bilateral Institutional Fabric and Considerations of Power; Domestic Differences and Joint Action; Region and World: European Logics and International Structures

Conclusions2. Regularized Bilateral Intergovernmentalism; Regularized Intergovernmentalism; Elysée Treaty as Main Frame; Regularized Intergovernmentalism across Policy Areas; Impact and Limitations; Conclusions; 3. Carolingian Symbols and Meaning; Symbolic Acts and Practices; Franco-German Meaning and Purpose: What it Means and Why It Matters; The Origins of Meaning; Reproduction, Perpetuation, Corroboration; Implications: Shaping Standards and Binding Expectations; Conclusions; 4. Parapublic Underpinnings of a Bilateral Relationship; (Franco-German) Parapublic Interaction

Greatest Mass Migration EverTown, City, Regional Couplings; Institutes and Associations; Media Institutions and Prizes; Effects and Limitations; Conclusions; 5. Polity Shaping I: Building Regional Institutions; The Starting Point: The Confederal Model versus the United States of Europe; The Gaullist Era of Deep Ideological Divides; Institutional Pragmatism: Schmidt and Giscard d'Estaing; Treaty Reforms 1985-2009: Towards a Hybrid Institutional System; Conclusions; 6. Polity Shaping II: The Politics of Enlargement; The British Bids for Membership and the Northern Enlargement 1973

The Mediterranean Enlargement 1981 and 1986EFTA-Enlargement 1995; Eastern Enlargement 2004 and 2007; Conclusions; 7. Making, Shaping, and Limiting European Markets; Economic Ideas and Material Interests; At the Heart of the CAP; Making and Shaping the Common Market; Limiting the Market's Reach; Conclusions; 8. Monetary Cooperation and Integration; Franco-German Dividing Lines; First Failure: The Werner Plan; First Success: The European Monetary System; From Cooperation to Integration: EMU; Rule-Making, Rule-Breaking: The Stability and Growth Pact; Leadership in Times of Crisis; Conclusions

9. Foreign and Security PolicyStrategic Orientations and Security Interests; Drifting Apart: The Gaullist Years; Shaping a European Foreign Policy Regime; Giving the EU a Defense Dimension; European Foreign Policy and ESDP in (In)Action; Conclusions; Conclusions: Embedded Bilateralism in Europe; Hanging Together: Bilateral Resilience and Adaptability; Impact on European Polity and Policies; France, Germany, and Embedded Bilateralism in Europe: Past, Present, and Future; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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ISBN:

1-283-90174-9

0-19-163550-2

OCLC:

922972083