From vanguard to laggard
Germany in European security and defence policy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7785322 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Wolfgang Wagner (0000-0001-5191-2470, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2005 |
| Volume | 14 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 455-469 |
| Publication date | 2005-12-01 |
| 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 | 10.1080/09644000500340636 |
| OpenAlex | W2089556628 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
Guided by a federalist vision of European integration, Germany used to be a staunch supporter of a European security and defence policy. Whereas Germany's rhetorical support has remained unchanged, it has turned into a laggard in implementing the commitments arising from a European Rapid Reaction Force. Drawing on an interactionist framework, this article demonstrates that Germany's change of course is neither in line with a Europeanised identity nor a result of any deliberate grand strategy to renationalise defence policy. Rather, Germany's failure to live up to its commitments is best understood as an unintended consequence of its integrationist policies in the early 1990s
Computer security · Federalist · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Rhetorical question · Security policy · Sociology · Supporter · Unintended consequences · Vanguard · European Politics and Security · European Union Policy and Governance · History · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law · Public Administration
| Unique citing works | 4 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,29 |
| Citation span | 2012 - 2020 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 4 |