Castle on a Hill : The Visegrad Group, Regionalism, and the Remaking of Europe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Fawn, Rick.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Visegrád Group.

Europe, Central.

Regionalism.

Europe, Central--Relations--European Union countries.

European Union countries--Relations--Europe, Central.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (348 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Washington : Georgetown University Press, 2024.

Summary:

Castle on a Hill by Rick Fawn provides a comprehensive analysis of the Visegrad Group, a regional alliance consisting of the Czech Republic, Slovak Republic, Poland, and Hungary. The book examines the group's formation after the fall of communism and its impact on altering international perceptions of Central Europe. It highlights the group's role in securing NATO and EU memberships for its members and its influence on regional politics within the EU. The author also discusses the group's challenges, including its controversial stance during the 2015 migrant crisis. Fawn's work draws from extensive oral and written sources, making it a valuable resource for scholars and policymakers interested in international relations, European history, and regionalism. Generated by AI.

Contents:

Cover

Title page

Copyright page

Contents

Illustrations

Introduction

1 Visegrad's Real but Tentative Foundations: The Early 1990s

2 Getting to Visegrad and Its Early Achievements

3 Visegrad Despite Itself: Multiple Paths and Multiple Deaths, 1993-1998

4 Visegrad's Relaunch: From Expiration to Resurrection

5 Visegrad and the Euro-Atlantic Accession Process

6 Alive Again inside the EU: Visegrad's Defiance and Post-accession Resurrection

7 From Liberal to Illiberal Visegrad: The "Migrant Crisis" and Toxic International Fame

8 Visegrad Defense and Security Cooperation: Hard and Global?

9 Lessons for Regionalism from the Visegrad Group

Acknowledgments

Appendix I: Visegrad Cooperation Personalities

Appendix II: Chronology

Bibliography

Index

About the Author.

Notes:

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ISBN:

9781647125073

1647125073

OCLC:

1464949608