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How Germany Unified and the EU Enlarged: Negotiating the Accession through Transplantation and Adaptation (New Perspectives in German Political Studies)
Tereza Novotná
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Hardcover. Based on key interviews, this book compares and contrasts negotiations during the processes of German unification and Eastern enlargement of the EU, particularly in the Czech Republic. It develops two models of political integration (Transplantation and Adaptation) and offers valuable lessons for policymakers in charge of political integration. Series: New Perspectives in German Political Studies. Num Pages: 256 pages, 5 black & white tables, 22 figures. BIC Classification: 1DFG; 1DVKC; JPHL; JPHV; JPSD; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 146 x 223 x 19. Weight in Grams: 434.
Based on original empirical research that includes 90 interviews with key leaders, this book compares and contrasts negotiations during the processes of German unification and Eastern enlargement of the EU, with particular attention to the Czech Republic. It develops two models of political integration and suggests that such integration can take place by means of a take-over (Transplantation), or by the joining entity adjusting to the norms and institutions of the accepting party (Adaptation). In addition to an exploration of these two different models and a detailed examination of the two cases, the book points to other historical examples of ... Read more
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Format
Hardback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Condition
New
Series
New Perspectives in German Political Studies
Number of Pages
235
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781137477606
SKU
V9781137477606
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99-15
About Tereza Novotná
Tereza Novotná is an FNRS Post-Doctoral Researcher at Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. She received her doctorate from Boston University and has held various visiting fellowships in the US, UK, Germany and Austria. She has widely published on various aspects of EU politics, especially EU foreign policy, transatlantic relations and the politics of Germany and Central and Eastern Europe.
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“In this book, Tereza Novotná explores the negotiation processes that led to German unification and Czech membership in the European Union. Through the material gained from around 80 interviews with key actors the book makes an original contribution to existing academic literature on transformation and integration and to recollections of actors involved. … Those who want to read the story ... Read more