02905nam 2200397 450 991047680290332120230515231223.010.4324/9780203489192(CKB)5470000000566517(NjHacI)995470000000566517(EXLCZ)99547000000056651720230515d2005 uy 0engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierGermany's foreign policy towards Poland and the Czech Republic Ostpolitik revisited /Karl Cordell, Stefan Wolff[Place of publication not identified] :Taylor & Francis,2005.1 online resource (xi, 183 pages)Routledge advances in European politics1-134-20131-1 The German question and German foreign policy : a conceptual introduction -- A usable past? : German-Czech and German-Polish relations before the Second World War -- An unsurmountable legacy? : invasion, occupation, expulsion and the Cold War -- German-Czech and German-Polish relations since the end of the Cold War : an overview -- Foreign policy and its domestic consumption : the German political parties and Ostpolitik -- Domestic constituencies and foreign audiences : the Landsmannschaften and their impact on German-Polish and German-Czech relations -- The role of the minority populations -- Ostpolitik : continuity and change -- Toward a common future?.This is a new exploration of how the events of the twentieth century still cast a shadow over relations between Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic. Using social constructivism theory, it provides a comparative assessment of Germany's post-reunification relations with the Czech Republic and Poland within the framework of the contemporary alliance structure. Identifying the key actors and factors, Cordell and Wolff examine the long-standing continuity in the norms and values that underpin German foreign policy and explore the issues of borders, territory, identities, minorities and population transfers. Paying particular attention to the process of European integration and the role of the new Germany within Europe, the authors identify how new possibilities for co-operation might finally overcome legacies of the past. This pioneering study will be of particular interest to students of European politics and international studies.Routledge advances in European politics.GermanyForeign relationsPolandGermanyForeign relationsCzech Republic327.430437Cordell Karl1357736Wolff StefanNjHacINjHaclBOOK9910476802903321Germany's foreign policy towards Poland and the Czech Republic3364370UNINA