Germany and the European Union Europe’s Reluctant Hegemon 1st edition by Simon Bulmer, William Paterson ISBN‎ 0333645413 ‎ 978-0333645413

1 Germany and European Integration: Before Reluctant Hegemony

Introduction

Immediate post-war period: pre-sovereignty

Semi-sovereignty

Political

Economic

Ideas and identity

Towards German unity

The fall of the Berlin Wall and unification

The path to a unified Germany in the EC

United Germany and its European vocation

Political

Economic

Ideas and identity

Conclusion

2 Sources of Germany’s European Power

Introduction

The EU: a conducive setting for German hegemony?

Institutional setting

Policy setting

Resources for German hegemony

Economic resources

Defence resources

Political resources

Ideas and German hegemony

Legitimacy and German hegemony

Crisis politics: a new context?

Conclusion

3 German Institutions and EU Policy-Making: Constraints or Enforcers?

Introduction

The federal government

The Federal Chancellor’s Office (BKAmt)

The Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi)

The Foreign Office (AA)

The Federal Ministry of Finance (BMF)

Other ministries

The Permanent Representation in Brussels (StV)

Policy coordination

The Bundestag

Evolution of powers

Channels of influence

The Länder governments and the Bundesrat

Evolution of powers

Channels of influence

The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC)

The Bundesbank

Conclusion

4 German Political Actors and European Policy: A New Politicisation?

Introduction

From consensus to politicisation

Public opinion

The Berlin Republic

Political parties

Policy evolution and key developments

The Berlin Republic

The eurozone crisis

The migration crisis

The 2017 federal election campaign

The European dimension of party politics

Party impact on the European level

Party political foundations

Interest groups

Overview

Peak associations

Sectoral associations

The European level

Channels of influence

Three examples of interest group influence

Conclusion

5 German European Policy in the Twenty-First Century

Introduction

Integration policy

Internal policies

Internal market and competition

Economic and monetary union

The EU’s finances

Cohesion policy

Agricultural policy

Environmental policy

Area of freedom, security and justice (AFSJ)

External policies

External trade policy

Enlargement and the European neighbourhood

Foreign, security and defence policy

Conclusion

6 Monetary Policy and the Eurozone Crisis: The Emergence of German Hegemony?

Introduction

Economic and Monetary Union: the German approach

Germany and the design of EMU

Diagnosing the eurozone crisis

Tackling the crisis

Understanding German policy on the eurozone crisis

Case 1: Germany and the first Greek rescue: reluctant hegemon

Case 2: Strengthening fiscal rules: Germany’s shaping power

Case 3: Banking Union: Germany as would-be veto player

Germany and the political economy of the eurozone

Conclusion

7 From Political Dwarf to Potential Hegemon? German Foreign Policy in Transition

Introduction

Origins and evolution

After unity

Germany and the development of CFSP

The changing security environment

Hegemony?

German power resources

German economic resources

Military resources

Contemporary framing ideas

Domestic politicisation

The domestication of German foreign policy

Germany’s institutional pluralism

Review 2014

The Ukraine crisis

Conclusion

8 Conclusion

Introduction

Reviewing our findings

History

Themes

Reviewing crisis cases

Hegemony and domestic politics

Election and aftermath

Future prospects

International

Domestic

Conclusion

References

Index