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Poland, Germany and State Power in Post-Cold War EuropeCommunity of Asymmetries: A Typology

Poland, Germany and State Power in Post-Cold War Europe: Community of Asymmetries: A Typology [The conceptual chapter develops a sui generis typology for the study of power and other structural asymmetries’ significance in relations between Poland and Germany inside Euro-Atlantic institutions. It consists of three building blocks that answer the questions: how, when and what kind of asymmetries matter inside highly institutionalised communities of like-minded states? First, rather than focus on deliberate or ‘realist’ type of power alone, the model identifies the workings of less visible kinds of institutional and structural power, commonly associated with institutionalism and constructivism. Second, to account for more diffuse forms of power, instead of enumerating actors’ respective abilities to shape outcomes, the typology explores the role of structure at different stages of a policy cycle, including preference formation and policy choice. Finally, the framework posits that inside institutional regimes, power is not merely a matter of material capabilities but can derive from spatial and temporal conditions, such as geopolitical location and duration or ‘degree’ of members’ participation. Apart from linking the typology to a sample of empirical evidence, the chapter problematises limited variation during a short period under investigation and highlights the model’s relevance for the study of other dyads or groups of states.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Poland, Germany and State Power in Post-Cold War EuropeCommunity of Asymmetries: A Typology

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Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan UK
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© The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2019. The author(s) has/have asserted their right(s) to be identified as the author(s) of this work in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.
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978-1-349-95351-6
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43 –77
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10.1057/978-1-349-95352-3_2
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[The conceptual chapter develops a sui generis typology for the study of power and other structural asymmetries’ significance in relations between Poland and Germany inside Euro-Atlantic institutions. It consists of three building blocks that answer the questions: how, when and what kind of asymmetries matter inside highly institutionalised communities of like-minded states? First, rather than focus on deliberate or ‘realist’ type of power alone, the model identifies the workings of less visible kinds of institutional and structural power, commonly associated with institutionalism and constructivism. Second, to account for more diffuse forms of power, instead of enumerating actors’ respective abilities to shape outcomes, the typology explores the role of structure at different stages of a policy cycle, including preference formation and policy choice. Finally, the framework posits that inside institutional regimes, power is not merely a matter of material capabilities but can derive from spatial and temporal conditions, such as geopolitical location and duration or ‘degree’ of members’ participation. Apart from linking the typology to a sample of empirical evidence, the chapter problematises limited variation during a short period under investigation and highlights the model’s relevance for the study of other dyads or groups of states.]

Published: Sep 29, 2018

Keywords: Faces of power; Compulsory power; Institutional power; Structural power; Stages of policy cycle; Interest formation; Agenda-setting; Policy choice; Shaping outcomes; Power and structural asymmetries; Material asymmetries (capabilities); Spatial asymmetries (geopolitical location, core-periphery relations); Temporal asymmetries (institutional ‘ownership’)

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