Discussing Pax Germanica

Discussing Pax Germanica: The Rise and Limits of German Hegemony in European Integration examines and reconsiders Germany's paramount role in shaping European integration from the aftermath of World War II to the present.

Autorentext

Emmanuel Comte is a senior research fellow of the European Programme at the Hellenic Foundation for European and Foreign Policy in Athens (ELIAMEP) and a professorial lecturer at the Vienna School of International Studies. He is the author of The History of the European Migration Regime (2018).

Fernando Guirao is Jean Monnet History Professor at Pompeu Fabra University in Barcelona and deputy director of the Barcelona Center for European Studies (BACES). His most recent book, The European Rescue of the Franco Regime, 1950-1975 (2021) has merited the 2021 Joan Sardà prize.

Inhalt

Introduction Part 1: Pax Germanica through the ages 1. The European Union of the German nation 2. The Habsburg peace and its lessons for today's Europe 3. Economics and power in German national identity Part 2: The rise of German hegemony in European integration 4. The sources and effects of German hegemony on European integration 5. Germany and France - The elusiveness of a joint hegemony 6. How Helmut Schmidt and Helmut Kohl made Europe Testimony: German pre-eminence in Europe Part 3: The constraints and limitations of German hegemony 7. Spectres of German dominance: Anxieties aroused and averted since 1950 8. Solving the German question through European integration 9. European integration history revisited around German leadership in the European Monetary System Part 4: The difficulties of German hegemony in a new century 10. The failure of German hegemony in European energy policy 11. German hegemony in the European Union? Evaluating the 'crisis years' from 2010 12. Hegemony and Germany - An odd couple Conclusion