Germany's Civilian Power Diplomacy: NATO Expansion and the Art of Communicative Action

by C. Arora

Overview

This book assesses the diplomatic path of influence taken by German decision-makers during the early nineties in pursuit of their cautiously articulated interest in and commitment to the eastward enlargement of NATO.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781349534777
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	05/22/2007
Edition description:	1st ed. 2006
Pages:	303
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

CHAYA ARORA is an independent scholar.

Table of Contents

Introduction PART I: GERMANY'S ACADEMIC FOREIGN POLICY DEBATE The Question of Germany's Normalizing Ambitions Germany - Still Not A Civilianizing Power PART II: GERMAN DIPLOMACY AS COMMUNICATIVE ACTION In The Habermasian Practice of Reasoning The Smyser-Habermasian Navigational Aid for Analysis PART III: GERMANY'S INFLUENCE ON THE U.S. DECISION TO ENLARGE NATO: THE PROCESS FROM 1993-1997 The Year 1993: Initiating the Debate on NATO Enlargement The Year 1994: The Holbrooke-Factor The Year 1995: Keeping the Process Afloat The Years 1996/7: Winning Moscow's Approval

Editorial Reviews

"Chaya Arora has given us a superb analysis on the German influence on NATO's enlargement process towards the East. Her well-researched and well-argued book rectifies the widespread belief that granting membership to Poland, Hungary and the Czech Republic had been an primarily an American project. Her work will be essential reading for those who wish to understand the significant impact German diplomacy had on NATO's membership question."

- Karl-Heinz Kamp, Security Policy Coordinator, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Berlin

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