Poland and Germany in the European Union

This book explores the political and social dynamics of the bilateral relations between Germany and Poland at the at the national and subnational levels, taking into account the supranational dynamics, across different policy areas.

Autorentext

Elbieta Opiowska is Associate Professor of Sociology and Head of the Centre for Regional and Borderlands Studies at the Institute of Sociology of the University of Wrocaw, Poland.

Monika Sus is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Political Studies at the Polish Academy of Sciences, Warsaw, Poland, and a fellow at the Center for International Security at the Hertie School, Berlin, Germany.

Inhalt

Introduction: Poland and Germany in the European Union: Multi-dimensional dynamics of bilateral relations Part 1. Conceptual ideas 1. Bilateralism within the European Union: Examining the explanatory power of horizontal Europeanisation and interdependence 2. Back in Fashion? The resurgence of bilateral diplomacy in Europe 3. Asymmetric Bilateralism and the Struggle over Status in the EU Field of Power 4. The Category of National Neighbourship as a Complement to the Concept of Embedded Bilateralism: The PolishGerman case Part 2: Bilateral relations at the supranational, intergovernmental and subnational levels: Case studies 5. PolishGerman Cooperation in Security and Defence: Falling short of potential or doomed to be fragile? 6. Poland's Reserved approach to the Euro: Does Germany matter? 7. (A)symmetry in Economic Relations? GermanPolish integration in the EU single market 8. Migration: An axis of dispute or a potential point of enhanced cooperation? 9. Untapped Horizons and Prevailing Domestic Beliefs: Bilateral climate and energy relations from a Polish perspective 10. Explaining the Mutual Perceptions of Poles and Germans in the Light of the PolishGerman Barometer 11. Determinants of the Cross-border Cooperation in the PolishGerman Borderland 12. Bilateral Relations at the Subnational Level: Transborder cooperation networks in the PolishGerman borderlands 13. GermanPolish Bilateralism at the Local and Regional levels: The case of the Interreg Programme 14. The Dynamics of Economic Development in the PolishGerman Border Region: The Example of the State of Brandenburg and the Lubuskie Voivodeship 15. The Difficult Case of Healthcare Cooperation Across Borders: GermanPolish bilateral arrangements in the light of Previous European borderland experiences. Conclusions