Obstructive or promoting? British views on German unification 1989/90
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6263144 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yvonne Klein, Yvonne M Klein (University of Bonn, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1996 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 3 |
| Pages | 404-431 |
| Publication date | 1996-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | German Politics (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0964-4008 • E-ISSN: 1743-8993 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09644009608404452 |
| OpenAlex | W2003187878 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 27 |
Six years after unification German public opinion still regards Britain as the ‘No‐saying’ nation which not only holds up further European integration but also never really wanted German unity to happen. This article argues that British attitudes to the process of German unification in 1989/90 were more diverse and generally more positive than an undue concentration on the views of Margaret Thatcher and her advisers may suggest. An analysis of Foreign Office policies and an examination of public and published opinion as well as of the debates in both Houses of Parliament reveal a constructive British stance on German unity and a substantial and real contribution of British diplomats to the Two‐plus‐Four process. Whereas the Foreign Office and Downing Street agreed on the major effects German unity would have on Britain's international standing, they differed about the way Britain should respond to the new challenges
Constructive · Economic history · German · Parliament · Political science · Politics · Process (computing · Public opinion · Sociology · Unification · European Union Policy and Governance · Historical Geopolitical and Social Dynamics · History · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration
The Politics of Diplomacy
The Two German States and European Security
From Bundesrepublik to Deutschland
The Germans and Their Neighbors
German Unification
The GDR
The Diplomacy of German Unification
Germany in Europe
Germany Divided
At the Birth of the Fourth Reich? The British Reaction
The Germans and Their Neighbors
The GDR
German unification
The Germans, who are they now
The challenge of Europe
Germany unified and Europe transformed
Beyond the wall
Europe and the superpowers
Europe's Odd Couple
The Germans
German Unification in the European Context
Germany in the New Europe
The diplomacy of Anglo‐German relations
The role of Britain in West German foreign policy since 19491
Foreign policy and national identity in the United Kingdom
Britain's Foreign Policy Opportunities
| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,11 |
| Citation span | 1999 - 2013 (15) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |