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Overview"This volume analyzes French and German diplomacy during the intergovernmental conferences (IGCs) on economic and monetary union (EMU) and political union, and the subsequent national treaty ratification process in each country. It uses various approaches to explore the domestic-international interactions predominant during internal bargaining in Paris and Bonn, and external negotiations at different levels among working groups, personal representatives, ministers and political leaders in Brussels. The author argues that there are at least two reasons why this topic merits close examination. The historic importance of Franco-German relations in the European Union is an essential starting point. For over 30 years, the ""privileged partnership"" has launched initiatives in European construction. The European Monetary System (EMS) is one example. In the aftermath of German unification, the significance of the Franco-German tandem for European integration is even greater as both states adjust to the new Europe. A second point of departure is that the major initiatives on EMU came during the German and French Presidencies of the Council of Ministers in 1988 and 1989 respectively. Chancellor Helmut Kohl and President Francois Mitterand sustained the momentum towards political union in a series of three Franco-German letters to the Irish, Italian and Dutch Presidencies during 1990-1991. In short, the IGCs were the culmination of an active period of development in the European Community, and Franco-German initiatives were the driving force at the time." Full Product DetailsAuthor: Colette MazzucelliPublisher: Taylor & Francis Inc Imprint: Routledge Volume: v.3 Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 1.90cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.521kg ISBN: 9780815335931ISBN 10: 0815335938 Pages: 376 Publication Date: 01 August 1999 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsChapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 The Historical Prelude to Maastricht; Chapter 3 The Maastricht Prenegotiation: French and German Domestic Contexts; Chapter 4 Bringing Monnet Back In: France, Germany, EMU and Integrative Bargaining on “Steps in Time”; Chapter 5 France, Germany and Negotiations on Political Union: Questions of Definition and Balance; Chapter 6 Mind over Maastricht: Leadership and Negotiation in the European Council1Some of the ideas for the contents in this Chapter are taken from Barbara Kellerman and Jeffrey Z.Rubin, eds., Leadership and Negotiation in the Middle East (New York: Praeger, 1988).; Chapter 7 The Maastricht Debate and Ratification in France: The Power of Public Opinion and the Status of Sovereignty; Chapter 8 The Maastricht Debate and Ratification in Germany: The “Psychology of the Mark” and the Role of Civil Servants; Chapter 9 Conclusion;ReviewsAuthor InformationCollette Mazzucelli- BEAVER COLLEGE, Director, International Peace and Conflict Resolution Program (IPCRP) and Assistant Professor of Political Science at Beaver College in Glenside, PA. She is also director, Fiscal Affairs and Strategic Development, Transatlantic Information Exchange Service (TIES). In preparation for Hungary’s accession to NATO, Mazzucelli was an instructor in negotiations training at the Hungarian Defence Ministry (Honvédelmiminisztérium). Professor Mazzucelli’s previous publications include a volume on European security edited with Dr. Reinhardt Rummel, The Evolution of an International Actor: Western Europe’s New Assertiveness, Westview, 1990. At present she is completing a volume on the evolution of Franco-German relations in the context of the Amsterdam process. She is listed in Who’s Who in America and Dictionary of International Biography. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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