From Friends to Collaborators: A Constructivist Analysis of Changes in Italo-German relations with the End of the Cold War

Dörte Dinger

doi:10.5771/9783845242521

Summary

Die politischen Beziehungen zwischen Italien und Deutschland sind vielseitig und tief, aber seit dem Ende des Kalten Krieges haben sich beide Länder strukturell entfremdet. Die Autorin untersucht diese Veränderungen und zeigt, wie Solidarität unter Freunden zunehmend durch pragmatischen Individualismus verdrängt wird. Damit adressiert die Studie gleich zwei Forschungslücken in der bestehenden Literatur: Sie versucht eine Theoretisierung bilateraler Beziehungen in der internationalen Politik, und liefert eine systematische Analyse des deutsch-italienischen Verhältnisses. Aus einem konstruktivistischen Verständnis internationaler Beziehungen wird ein Drei-Ebenen-Modell entwickelt, das Interaktionen, Interessen und Identitäten in den Fokus nimmt. Im empirischen Teil geben sechs Fallstudien tiefe Einblicke in die Realität deutsch-italienischer Beziehungen. Basierend auf umfangreichen Analysen von Presseberichten, Regierungsdokumenten und Experteninterviews, zeichnen sie ein Bild entfremdeter Partner, die die Grundlagen ihrer Beziehung neu aushandeln müssen. Insofern ist das Buch auch ein Plädoyer für eine erneuerte deutsch-italienische Kooperation in Europa.

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Bibliographic data

Edition: 1/2013
Copyright Year: 2013
ISBN-Print: 978-3-8329-7752-8
ISBN-Online: 978-3-8452-4252-1
Publisher: Nomos, Baden-Baden
Series: Internationale Beziehungen
Volume: 19
Language: English
Pages: 377
Product Type: Monograph

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages 2 - 10
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List of Abbreviations No access Pages 11 - 12
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List of Tables and Figures No access Pages 13 - 18
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1. Estrangement or business as usual in Italo-German relations? No access Pages 19 - 22
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    1. From the first to the second republic No access
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    2. Domestic politics, bipartisanship, and Berlusconi No access
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    1. From Bonn to Berlin No access
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    2. New challenges, bad performance No access
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    1. Italo-German relations No access
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    2. Bilateral relations in IR and FPA research No access
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    3. The enduring relevance of bilateral relations No access
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3. Research questions and structure No access Pages 45 - 46
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1. 1. Bilateral relations as ‘microstructure’ No access Pages 47 - 51
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  2. Types of bilateral images No access Pages 51 - 54
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    1. Patterns of interaction No access
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    2. Framing of interests No access
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    3. Images of Self and Other No access
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2. 1. The existence of change No access Pages 68 - 71
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  2. Different layers of change No access Pages 71 - 72
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  3. The constitution of change No access Pages 72 - 73
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3. Synthesis: My framework of analysis No access Pages 73 - 74
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1. 1. Comparative case studies of bilateral relations No access Pages 75 - 76
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  2. Case selection No access Pages 76 - 81
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2. 1. Newspaper coverage No access Pages 81 - 86
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  2. Government publications No access Pages 86 - 87
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  3. Expert interviews No access Pages 87 - 89
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3. 1. Historical analysis No access Pages 89 - 91
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  2. Qualitative content analysis No access Pages 91 - 96
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1. 1. Andreotti and the ‘threat of pan-Germanism’ No access Pages 97 - 103
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  2. Conceding interaction No access Pages 103 - 108
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  3. Solidary interests No access Pages 108 - 114
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  4. Common identities No access Pages 114 - 122
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  5. Results: A bilateral image of ‘friendship’ No access Pages 122 - 124
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2. 1. Berlusconi and the ‘Nazi camp guard’ No access Pages 124 - 131
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  2. Compromising interaction No access Pages 131 - 137
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  3. Egoistic interests No access Pages 137 - 144
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  4. Compatible identities No access Pages 144 - 152
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  5. Results: A bilateral image of ‘collaboration‘ No access Pages 152 - 154
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3. From Andreotti to Berlusconi: Comparison of results No access Pages 154 - 156
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1. 1. Italo-German conflicts over G7 establishment in 1975 and 1986 No access Pages 157 - 174
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  2. From conceding to compromising interaction No access Pages 174 - 180
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  3. Solidary interests No access Pages 180 - 186
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  4. Common identities No access Pages 186 - 194
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  5. Results: A bilateral image of ‘friendship’ No access Pages 194 - 195
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2. 1. Italo-German conflicts over SC reform in 1997/8 and 2004/5 No access Pages 195 - 210
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  2. Insisting interaction No access Pages 210 - 218
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  3. Egoistic interests No access Pages 218 - 225
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  4. Compatible identities No access Pages 225 - 236
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  5. Results: A bilateral image of ‘collaboration’ No access Pages 236 - 238
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3. From G7 to the Security Council: Comparison of results No access Pages 238 - 240
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1. 1. Italo-German conflicts in the negotiation of Southern enlargement No access Pages 241 - 254
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  2. Conceding interaction No access Pages 254 - 260
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  3. Solidary interests No access Pages 260 - 266
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  4. Common identities No access Pages 266 - 278
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  5. Results: A bilateral image of ‘friendship‘ No access Pages 278 - 279
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2. 1. Italo-German conflicts in the negotiation of Eastern enlargement No access Pages 279 - 295
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  2. Compromising interaction No access Pages 295 - 301
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  3. Egoistic interests No access Pages 301 - 307
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  4. Common identities No access Pages 307 - 319
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  5. Results: A bilateral image of ‘collaboration’ No access Pages 319 - 321
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3. From Southern to Eastern enlargement: Comparison of results No access Pages 321 - 323
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1. 1. Comparison over time No access Pages 324 - 326
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  2. Comparison by dimensions No access Pages 326 - 335
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  3. Comparison by settings No access Pages 335 - 339
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2. 1. Italian foreign policy No access Pages 339 - 341
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  2. German foreign policy No access Pages 341 - 341
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  3. Bilateral relations in international politics No access Pages 341 - 343
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  4. The surplus of constructivist bilateral relations research No access Pages 343 - 345
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3. Outlook: Prospects for Italo-German relations No access Pages 345 - 346
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Bibliography No access Pages 347 - 374
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List of Interview Partners No access Pages 375 - 377
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