German Foreign Policy since Unification : Theories and Case Studies

by Edited by Volker Rittberger

• ISBN13: 9780719060403
• ISBN10: 0719060400
• Format: Trade Paper
• Copyright: 2001-12-07
• Publisher: Manchester University Press

Summary

This book examines the extent to which German foreign policy has changed since unification, and analyzes the fundamental reasons behind this change. The book has three main aims. The essays develop theories of foreign policy to predict and explain Germany's foreign policy behavior. They test competing predictions about German foreign policy behavior since unification in several issue areas. They also assess the much-debated question as to whether post-unification Germany's foreign policy is marked by continuity or change.

Author Biography

Volker Rittberger is Professor of International Relations at the University of Tubingen.

Table of Contents

Introduction--Volker Rittberger * Part I: Discourse Analysis * The Debate about a New German Foreign Policy since Unification--Dirk Peters * Part II: Theories * Neorealist Foreign Policy Theory--Rainer Baumann, Volker Rittberger & Wolfgang Wagner * Utilitarian-Liberal Foreign Policy Theory--Corinna Freund & Volker Rittberger * Constuctivist Foreign Policy Theory--Henning Boekle, Volker Rittberger & Wolfgang Wagner * Part III: Case Studies * German Security Policy within NATO--Rainer Baumann * German EU Constitutional Foreign Policy--Wolfgang Wagner * German Foreign Trade Policy within the EU and GATT--Corinna Freund * German Foreign Human Rights Policy within the UN--Henning Boekle * Part IV: Comparative Analysis and Conclusion * German Foreign Policy since Unification: Theory Meets Reality--Volker Rittberger & Wolfgang Wagner