POLAND - GERMANY - THE EUROPEAN UNION IN POLISH POLITICAL THOUGHT IN THE PRE-ACCESSION PERIOD (Polska - Niemcy - Wspólnota Europejska w polskiej mysli politycznej w okresie przedakcesyjnym)

• Authors: Machaj Lukasz
• Languages of publication: PL

Abstracts

EN

The article expounds three visions of international relations within the triangle of Poland - Germany - the European Union present in contemporary Polish political thought in the period preceding Poland's accession to the EU. Supporters of the pro-accession-optimistic paradigm claimed that Poland and Germany share basic national interests so integrative structures create a platform for a more effective implementation of common goals. On the other hand, according to the pro-accession-pessimistic conception, processes of European integration are an antidote to an excessive expansion of German power, while Polish-German reconciliation should not overshadow the numerous hazards that ensue from Berlin's actual or hypothetical pursuit of a dominant position in Europe. In turn adherents of the anti-accession paradigm considered Poland's and Germany's interests to be objectively contradictory and viewed the European Union as an agency of Berlin's raison d'état.

Keywords

EN

ACCESSION; CONTEMPORARY POLISH POLITICAL THOUGHT; EUROPEAN INTEGRATION; EUROPEAN UNION; GERMANY; POLAND

Discipline

• POLITICAL_SCIENCES: POLITICAL SCIENCES

• Publisher: Instytut Zachodni. Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego w Poznaniu
• Journal: Przegląd Zachodni
• Year: 2010
• Issue: 2(335)
• Pages: 103-114
• Document type: ARTICLE

Contributors

author

Machaj Lukasz

• Lukasz Machaj, Instytut Zachodni, Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy, 61-854 Poznan, ul. Mostowa 27, Poland

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier

11PLAAAA093833