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German Unification 1815-1871 and Its Relevance for Integration Theory

  • This paper reconsiders German unification during the period 1815-1871. First, it makes explicit the comparison between the German Empire and the European Union. Actors faced remarkably similar institution-building problems in both organisations. The second part of the paper evaluates the usefulness of three arguments from two theoretical traditions in European Union integration studies to explain the course of German unification. Following an analytic narrative approach, it considers the relevant actors and the relevant decision points to evaluate two versions of intergovernmentalism, one focused on the security concerns of actors and one focused on economic concerns, as well as neo-functionalism. Economic interests did play a role even in the geopolitically heavy 19th century. Neo-functionalism was less useful, although some structures like pan-German interest groups in support of further integration did develop as neo-functionalists would predict.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Mark HallerbergORCiD, Katja Weber
Parent Title (English):Journal of European Integration
ISSN:1477-2280
Publication year:2002
Publishing Institution:Hertie School
First Page:1
Last Page:21
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/07036330290014633
Release Date:2018/10/01
Volume:24
Issue:1
Licence of document (German):Metadaten / metadata
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