Tamed Power: Germany in Europe - Couverture souple

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0801484499 ISBN 13 : 9780801484490

Editeur : Cornell University Press, 1998

Synopsis

Revolutionary changes in global and European politics have reawakened old fears that Europe will be dominated by an unpredictable German giant. The same changes have fueled new hopes for Germany and Europe as models of political pluralism in a peaceful and prosperous world. In fact, Peter J. Katzenstein explains, the current reality is too complex to fit either expectation.

Katzenstein contends that a multilateral institutionalization of power is the most distinctive aspect of the relationship between Europe and Germany. Only the observer who is aware of this important fact can understand why Germany is willing to give up its new sovereign power. Although Germany is larger than any other member of the European Union and plays a crucial role in the economic and political life of Eastern Europe, its power is now funneled through the institutions of the European Union rather than erupting in a narrow, power-defined sense of national self-interest.

The empirical chapters of this book explore the institutionalization of power relations between the European Union and Germany, as well as the relations of Germany and the European Union with most of the smaller European states.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Peter J. Katzenstein is Walter S. Carpenter, Jr. Professor of International Studies at Cornell University. His books include A World of Regions, Beyond Japan, Cultural Norms and National Security, and Small States in World Markets, all from Cornell.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Cornell University Press
• Date d'édition: 1998
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0801484499
• ISBN 13: 9780801484490
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 328
• Éditeur: Katzenstein Peter J.
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