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Journal of European Integration History 2/2012 Revue d’Histoire de l’Intégration Européenne Volume 18 Zeitschrift für Geschichte der europäischen Integration Pages 133-349

Editors: Published twice a year by the Groupe de liaison des professeurs d’histoire contemporaine auprès de la Commission européenne. This publication is part of the Network EU-History based at the Kulturwissenschaftliches Institut Essen. It is financed by the Ministère d’Etat, Présidence du gouvernement of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. Editorial Board: Wilfried LOTH (chairman), Universität Essen (Jean Monnet Chair) | Gérard BOSSUAT, Université de Cergy-Pontoise (Jean Monnet Chair) | Elena CALANDRI, Università degli Studi di Padova | Anne DEIGHTON, Wolfson College, Oxford (Jean Monnet Chair) | Michel DUMOULIN, Université catholique de Louvain (Jean Monnet Chair) | Michael GEHLER, Universität Hildesheim (Jean Monnet Chair) | Fernando GUIRAO, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona (Jean Monnet Chair) | Johnny LAURSEN, University of Aarhus | N. Piers LUDLOW, London School of Economics | Kiran Klaus PATEL, European University Institute, Florence | Nicolae PĂUN, University of Cluj-Napoca | Sylvain SCHIRMANN, Institut d'études politiques, Strasbourg | Klaus SCHWABE, Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (Jean Monnet Chair) | Gilbert TRAUSCH, Centre Robert Schuman, Université de Liège | Jan VAN der HARST, University of Groningen (Jean Monnet Chair) | Antonio VARSORI, Università di Padova (Jean Monnet Chair) www.eu-historians.eu Editorial Secretariat: Charles Barthel, director, Centre d’études et de recherches européennes, Robert Schuman, 4 Rue Jules Wilhelm, L-2728 Luxembourg, Tel.: (00 352) 24 78 22 90, Fax.: (00 352) 42 27 97

Contents / Table des matières / Inhalt

Introduction ...... 137 Philippe MIOCHE Jean Monnet, businessman avant l’Europe ...... 143 Michael GEHLER Paving Austria’s Way to Brussels:Chancellor Franz Vranitzky (1986-1997) – A Banker, Social Democrat, and Pragmatic European Leader ...... 159 Skander NASRA and Mathieu SEGERS Between Charlemagne ande Atlantis: Belgium and the Netherlands during the first stages of European Integration (1950-1966) ...... 183 Thomas HOERBER Refinements of Antagonism in Discourse Theory for European Studies ...... 207 Andreas WILKENS L’Europe et sa première crise monétaire...... 221 Jessica BAIN, Natalia CHABAN, Sarah CHRISTIE Cutting the Apron Strings? Cartoon Reflections on the UK EEC Accession from New Zealand Newspapers, 1970-1972 ...... 245 Geneviève DUCHENNE «L’éblouissement des incertitudes». Représentations belges de la réunification allemande à travers De Standaard et Le Soir, automne 1989-automne 1990D...... e 269 St d d L S i 269 Barbara CURLI The ‘vincolo europeo ’, Italian Privatization and the European Commission in the 1990sv...... incolo europeo ...... 285 Book reviews – Comptes rendus – Buchbesprechungen ...... 303 PHD Theses – Thèses de doctorat – Doktorarbeiten ...... 331 Abstracts – Résumés – Zusammenfassungen ...... 335 Contributors – Auteurs – Autoren ...... 345 Informations ...... 347

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Le Groupe de liaison des professeurs d'histoire contemporaine auprès de la Commission des Commu- nautés européennes s'est constitué en 1982 à la suite d'un grand colloque que la Commission avait organisé à Luxembourg pour lancer la recherche historique sur la construction européenne. Il regroupe des professeurs d'université des pays membres de l'Union européenne, spécialistes d'histoire contemporaine. Le Groupe de liaison a pour mission: – de diffuser l'information sur les travaux portant sur l'histoire de l'Europe après la Seconde Guerre mondiale; – de conseiller l'Union européenne sur les actions scientifiques à entreprendre avec son appui; ainsi le Groupe de liaison a assuré une mission concernant la mise à la disposition du public des archives des institutions communautaires; – d'aider à une meilleure utilisation par les chercheurs des moyens de recherche mis à leur disposition (archives, cources orales...); – d'encourager des rencontres scientifiques afin de faire le point sur les connaissances acquises et de susciter de nouvelles recherches: sept grands colloques ont été organisés et leur actes publiés. L'édition du Journal of European Integration History – Revue d'histoire de l'intégration européenne – Zeitschrift für Geschichte der europäischen Integration se situe dans le droit fil des préoccupations du Groupe de liaison. Première revue d'histoire à se consacrer exclusivement à l'histoire de la construction européenne, le Journal se propose de fournir un forum permanent au nombre croissant de jeunes historiens vouant leurs recherches à l'Europe contemporaine. Le Groupe de liaison organise ses colloques et publications en toute indépendance et conformément à la méthode critique qui est celle des historiens. Editorial notice

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Europa. Wurzeln und Wege

Europa. Wurzeln und Wege Von René Bauer Nomos 2012, 124 S., brosch., 24,– € ISBN 978-3-8329-7559-3

Mythenbildung hat in der Geschichte, und wie seiner Kinder Erfahrung die Unterschie- daraus folgend bei politischen Entscheidun- de im Selbstverständnis der Völker, wie sie gen, oft eine unheilvolle Rolle gespielt. Die im Schulunterricht übertragen werden, und häuﬁ ge Anwendung von Worthülsen wie als Gutachter vor Sozialgerichten in Europa „Europa der Vaterländer“ oder „Christliches die Stolpersteine, die dem normalen Bürger Abendland“ ist aktueller Beleg für irratio- auf dem Weg nach Europa begegnen. Es nale Argumentationen. soll hier der Versuch einer „Entmythologi- Der Autor hat am eigenen Leibe über 40 sierung“ und „Pragmatisierung“ der Argu- Jahre als französischer Staatsbürger in mente auf dem Weg nach Europa erfolgen, Deutschland und Österreich die Geburts- um vernünftige Grundlagen für weiteres wehen Europas miterlebt, kennt aus eigener, Vorgehen zu schaﬀ en.

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Eine rechtliche Untersuchung des Beitritts Zyperns zur EU, Zypern, die Türkei und die EU der Nichtanerkennung Zyperns durch die Türkei und der Beziehungen zwischen der EU und der TRNZ Eine rechtliche Untersuchung des Beitritts Zyperns zur EU, der Nichtanerkennung Zyperns durch die Türkei und der Beziehungen zwischen der EU und der TRNZ Von Bilinc Ercan 2012, 257 S., brosch., 69,– € ISBN 978-3-8329-7608-8 (Veröﬀ entlichungen aus dem Institut Nomos für Internationale Angelegenheiten der Universität Hamburg, Bd. 37)

Seit dem EU-Beitritt Zyperns im Mai 2004 dem Ergebnis, dass der EU-Beitritt Zyperns weichen die rechtliche und die faktische rechtliche Probleme aufweist, die dauerhaft Situation auf der Insel weiterhin voneinan- nicht ungelöst bleiben sollten. Ein weiteres der ab. Rein rechtlich ist die gesamte Insel Augenmerk dieser Arbeit gilt den damit Mitglied der EU geworden, faktisch jedoch einhergehenden Folgeproblematiken: Ei- nur der zyperngriechische Süden. nerseits der Frage der Nichtanerkennung Diese Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Frage, Zyperns durch die Türkei, andererseits der wie diese Situation völker- und europarecht- Frage nach dem Status der Türkischen Re- lich, aber auch nach zypriotischem Verfas- publik Nordzypern (TRNZ) im Lichte aktuel- sungsrecht zu bewerten ist. Sie kommt zu ler Entwicklungen.

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Stefan Seidendorf [Hrsg.] Michael Meimeth | John D. Robertson [eds.]

Deutsch-Französische Beziehungen Sustainable Development – als Modellbaukasten? How to bridge the Knowledge- Action Gap?

Zur Übertragbarkeit von Aussöhnung und Exploring the Added Value of Social strukturierter Zusammenarbeit and Cultural Perspectives

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Deutsch-Französische Sustainable Development – How to Beziehungen als Modellbaukasten? bridge the Knowledge-Action Gap? Zur Übertragbarkeit von Aussöhnung und Exploring the added value of social and strukturierter Zusammenarbeit cultural perspective Herausgegeben von Stefan Seidendorf Herausgegeben von Michael Meimeth 2012, Band 19, 218 S., brosch., 29,– € und John D. Robertson ISBN 978-3-8329-7467-1 2012, Band 18, 185 S., brosch., 25,– € www.nomos-shop.de/14638 ISBN 978-3-8329-7299-8 www.nomos-shop.de/14452

Kann das Modell der deutsch-französischen Nachhaltige Entwicklung ist seit mehr als Beziehungen als zwischenstaatliche Frie- zwei Dekaden auf der politischen Agenda densordnung auf andere Staaten übertra- und hat sich zu einem populären und be- gen werden? Basierend auf den Elementen deutenden Konzept entwickelt. Der Band „zivilgesellschaftliche Aussöhnung“ und untersucht die Besonderheiten kultureller „institutionalisierte Zusammenarbeit“ un- und sozialer Herausforderungen für eine tersucht der Band Möglichkeiten, deutsch- kohärente und eﬀ ektive Strategie Nachhal- französische Nachkriegserfahrungen zu tiger Entwicklung in den USA und Europa. verallgemeinern.

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Europäische Identität Ein konzeptioneller Leitfaden zu ihrer Erforschung und Nutzung Von Peter Schmitt-Egner 2012, 318 S., brosch., 49,– € ISBN 978-3-8329-5229-7

Der Band verfolgt drei grundlegende Ziel- gegenwärtiger und künftiger Integrations- setzungen: Zum einen will er einen Überblick praxis ermöglichen soll. Der konzeptionelle zur multidisziplinären Identitätsforschung Leitfaden als Orientierungskompass zur im Europäischen Kontext und ihren politisch- Fragestellung, wie „Europäische Identität“ zu strategischen Implikationen geben. Darüber erforschen und zu nutzen sei, basiert daher hinaus wird ein methodisch-analytischer auf fünf Diskursdimensionen: „Europäische Leitfaden zur empirischen Rekonstruktion Identität“ als politischer Entstehungs- eines europäischen Identitätskonzeptes ent- zusammenhang, multidisziplinärer Begrün- wickelt und zusätzlich wird dieses Konzept dungszusammenhang, empirischer Sach- in einen politisch-strategischen Handlungs- zusammenhang, multidimensionaler Hand- und Anwendungszusammenhang gestellt, lungszusammenhang und integrationstra- der eine Neuorientierung von Mittel und Ziel tegischer Verwendungszusammenhang.

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Recht und Politik 2 in der Europäischen Union

Claudio Franzius/Ulrich K. Preuß Die Zukunft der europäischen Demokratie

Die Zukunft der europäischen Demokratie Von Claudio Franzius und Ulrich K. Preuß

Nomos 2012, Band 2, 182 S., brosch., 48,– € ISBN 978-3-8329-7684-2

Die Schuldenkrise stellt die Europäische Autoren sprechen sich für eine stärkere Union vor große Herausforderungen. Es wird Rückbindung der Europäischen Kommission deutlich, dass dieses neuartige politische an die Wahlentscheidungen der Unionsbür- Gemeinwesen nur als demokratisches Ge- ger aus. Allerdings sollen die nationalen meinwesen überleben kann. Aber wie? Die Parlamente nicht wie im Bundesstaat zu Vorschläge dieses Bandes sind dem Konzept Landesparlamenten schrumpfen. Europäi- einer „lebendigen Demokratie“ verpﬂ ichtet sche Politik ist stärker an den Willen der und gehen davon aus, dass die europäische Bürger in ihrer Doppelrolle als Angehörige Demokratie auf dem Intaktbleiben der mit- von Staatsvölkern und als Unionsbürger gliedstaatlichen Demokratien beruht: Die zurückzubinden.

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