The purpose of The Journal of European Integration History is to encourage the analysis and understanding of different aspects of European integration, especially since 1945, in as wide a perspective as possible. The Journal publishes the conclusions of research on diplomatic, military, economic, technological, social and cultural aspects of integration. Numbers devoted to single themes as well as to diverse subjects are published in English, French or German. Each number includes reviews of important, relevant publications. Website: www.zgei.nomos.de
The article examines how the German Länder coped with the effects of European integration. The focus is on the specific changes to the German federal state and the relationship between the Länder and the federal government. The presentation...
This article sheds light on the West German project for the EEC and on the specific contribution of German political and economic culture to the European compromise. Drawing on a transnational comparative perspective, it highlights the continuity...
The article aims at shedding light on the affirmation of the concept of “sustainable tourism” in the EEC and the EU, a topic that gathered little attention from European integration historians as of yet. After having retraced the first...
This article traces the relationship of the German trade unions with Jean Monnet’s Action Committee for the United States of Europe, centring on the negotiations for the 1957 Rome Treaties. The challenge presented by the Messina relance encouraged...
This article aims to shed new light on the role of the European People’s Party (EPP) in the European revival of the early 1980s, which culminated in the Single European Act (1986), the first global reform of the Treaties of Rome (1957). Despite...
This article examines the significance of the Polish case during the Cold War within the strategic agenda of the European People’s Party (EPP) by reconstructing the geopolitical dimensions of human rights discourse. It highlights how the rise of...
Wolfgang Schäuble’s memoirs are a first-rate historical source for German European policy, which he helped to shape as Chairman of the CDU/CSU parliamentary group in the Bundestag from 1991 to 2000 and as Finance Minister from 2009 to 2017. They...
This paper explores Kosovo’s quest for international recognition and integration following its declaration of independence on 17 February 2008. A significant aspect of this journey has been Kosovo’s pursuit of membership in international...