Title: Shaping Europe : France, Germany, and embedded bilateralism from the Elysée Treaty to twenty-first century politics /
Authors: Krotz, Ulrich; Schild, Joachim, 1962-
Publisher: Oxford University Press,
Year: 2013
Subjects: European Union; European Economic Community.; France Foreign relations Germany.; Germany Foreign relations France.; France Foreign relations; Germany Foreign relations; Europe Economic integration.
Abstract: "France and Germany have played a pivotal role in the history and politics of European integration. Yet, paradoxically, a study that systematically investigates the interrelated reality of Franco-German bilateralism and multilateral European integration has been conspicuously lacking. Formulating an approach the authors call "embedded bilateralism", this book offers exactly that. It scrutinizes in empirical and historical detail the bilateral Franco-German order and France and Germany's joint role in shaping Europe over the past half century.^
Contents: Introduction: France and Germany in Europe -- 1. Bilateral regional polity and policy shaping -- 2. Regularized bilateral intergovernmentalism -- 3. Carolingian symbols and meaning -- 4. Parapublic underpinnings of a bilateral relationship -- 5. Polity shaping I: building regional institutions -- 6. Polity shaping II: the politics of enlargement -- 7. Making, shaping, and limiting European markets -- 8. Monetary cooperation and integration -- 9. Foreign and security policy -- Conclusions: embedded bilateralism in Europe.