| ID | 103903 |
| Title Proper | Regularized intergovernmentalism |
| Other Title Information | France-Germany and beyond (1963-2009) |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Krotz, Ulrich |
| Publication | 2010. |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | Regularized intergovernmentalism refers to a distinct kind of foreign policy practice that connects and intertwines foreign policy processes in particular ways. This paper puts forth a concept to properly capture and expose such distinctive foreign policy realities characterizing certain periods and places. With this concept, the article systematically scrutinizes the intergovernmental fabric of bilateral Franco-German relations from 1963 to 2009. The characteristic features of Franco-German regularized intergovernmentalism represent a crucial foreign policy connection, foundational for European affairs of the past half century and a defining feature of Europe's post-war order and regional governance. Exploring key aspects of what it is that links France and Germany in particular ways, this paper offers a historically deeply grounded constitutive analysis. Based on its constitutive inquiries, the papers points at new possibilities of causal theorizing and explores some of regularized intergovernmentalism's hypothesized effects and limitations. Franco-German intergovernmental affairs may be the most developed instance of this practice. But regularized bilateral intergovernmentalism is not a Franco-German idiosyncrasy. Rather, it is an important and apparently growing approach to structuring foreign policy conduct, and seems an increasingly prominent aspect of how the world is organized. |
| `In' analytical Note | Foreign Policy Analysis Vol. 6, No. 2; Apr 2010: p.147-185 |
| Journal Source | Foreign Policy Analysis Vol. 6, No. 2; Apr 2010: p.147-185 |
| Key Words | Regularized Intergovernmentalism ; France - Germany (1963-2009) ; Regional Governance ; Foreign Policy ; France ; Germany |