German foreign policy is in the midst of a far-reaching transformation. Contrary
to disciplinary expectations, this process is neither properly captured by descriptions
in the liberal tradition („Europeanisation“, „Civilian Power“) nor by
Realist expectations that Germany is doomed to „remilitarise“ and/or „renationalise“.
However, the key term of foreign policy discourse, „normalisation“, is
an unmistakable code, signalling a rediscovery of traditional Realpolitik practices
which fit Germany’s current environment. The paper argues that rather than
merely playing the role of an obedient disciple of Realpolitik socialisers, Germany
ought to rehabilitate the foreign policy tradition of the Bonn Republic in support of an active Idealpolitik transformation of its environment. The article serves as
a starting point for a debate on German foreign policy in the upcoming issues of
WeltTrends.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:Potsdam/oai:kobv.de-opus-ubp:802 |
| Date | January 2004 |
| Creators | Hellmann, Gunther |
| Publisher | Universität Potsdam, Extern. Extern |
| Source Sets | Potsdam University |
| Language | German |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Postprint |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | WeltTrends : Zeitschrift für internationale Politik und vergleichende Studien. - 42 (2004). - S. 79 - 88 |
| Rights | http://opus.kobv.de/ubp/doku/urheberrecht.php |
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