Germany and East-Central Europe: Political, Economic and Socio-Cultural Relations in the Era of Eu Enlargement

ISBN-13: 9780815389224 / Angielski / Twarda / 2017 / 257 str.

Steve Wood

Opis

This innovative volume analyzes historical, strategic and domestic political influences on the character and dynamics of the European Union's eastern enlargement. Its main focus is on interactions between Germany, Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary, in political-diplomatic, commercial-economic and socio-cultural fields.

Spis treści

Contents: Introduction; History, identity and Europe's political geography; East-West integration: states, institutions, interests and norms; Economics and commerce; Culture, society and the state; German minorities in CEE with a case study of Silesia; Political elites, public opinion and democratic processes; Is Eastern enlargement of the EU a beneficial investment for Germany?; World in flux; Bibliography; Index.