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Poland, Germany and State Power in Post-Cold War EuropeIntroduction

Poland, Germany and State Power in Post-Cold War Europe: Introduction [After a decade of increasing cooperation, during the 2000s Polish-German relations became increasingly marred by divergence, including in the area of foreign and security policy. This paradoxical rise of conflict against the backdrop of Poland’s accession to NATO and the EU baffled practitioners and scholars who expected the pair to become closer partners as members of Euro-Atlantic institutions. Apart from outlining the puzzle in empirical and conceptual terms, the Introduction critiques the existing, largely constructivist literature, which locates the two neighbours’ differences in their distinct if not diametrically opposite historically shaped national ideas and identities. It proposes instead to examine the role of power and other structural asymmetries—proven sources of past conflict between Poles and Germans—under transformed conditions, inside multilateral institutions, where many observers expected them to lose currency. The chapter also describes the book’s wider relevance for scholars of contemporary Europe and for constructivist study of power in International Relations. The methodological approach and methods adopted in the analysis are briefly explained, followed by a short overview of successive book chapters.] http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

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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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1 –41
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10.1057/978-1-349-95352-3_1
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[After a decade of increasing cooperation, during the 2000s Polish-German relations became increasingly marred by divergence, including in the area of foreign and security policy. This paradoxical rise of conflict against the backdrop of Poland’s accession to NATO and the EU baffled practitioners and scholars who expected the pair to become closer partners as members of Euro-Atlantic institutions. Apart from outlining the puzzle in empirical and conceptual terms, the Introduction critiques the existing, largely constructivist literature, which locates the two neighbours’ differences in their distinct if not diametrically opposite historically shaped national ideas and identities. It proposes instead to examine the role of power and other structural asymmetries—proven sources of past conflict between Poles and Germans—under transformed conditions, inside multilateral institutions, where many observers expected them to lose currency. The chapter also describes the book’s wider relevance for scholars of contemporary Europe and for constructivist study of power in International Relations. The methodological approach and methods adopted in the analysis are briefly explained, followed by a short overview of successive book chapters.]

Published: Sep 29, 2018

Keywords: Polish-German relations; High politics; Foreign and security policy; Interest community (interest and policy) divergence; State power; Power and structural asymmetries; National ideas and identities; Euro-Atlantic institutions; European politics; International relations theory; Integration theory; Foreign Policy Analysis; Birmingham School; Europeanisation; Security communities; Strategic cultures; National role concepts

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