A Life More Ordinary? Ten theses on a normalization of Germany's role in the EU

Bulmer, Simon and Paterson, William E. (2011) A Life More Ordinary? Ten theses on a normalization of Germany's role in the EU. UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

This paper presents a set of theses to argue that, two decades after German re-unification and the end of the Cold War, Germany is playing a changed role in the European Union. It argues that changes in the European Union, German domestic politics and in its bilateral diplomacy have resulted in the emergence of a normalized European policy. The paper explores the sources of these changes from enlargement, strains in the euro-zone and bilateral relations with France, through changed processes of policy-making to public opinion. Since Germany has played a leading role in the integration process, the paper‘s findings have wide implications for the future of the EU itself.

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