An old couple in a new setting : Franco-German leadership in the post-Brexit EU
| dc.contributor.author | KROTZ, Ulrich | |
| dc.contributor.author | SCHRAMM, Lucas | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-01-28T09:08:51Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-01-28T09:08:51Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021 | |
| dc.description | First published online: 27 January 2021 | en |
| dc.description.abstract | What are the implications of Brexit for the nature, role, and potential of Franco-German leadership in the EU? Brexit, we contend, is both an expression and a further cause of two broader underlying developments in the contemporary EU: First, a stronger and more prominent German part and position, and second, disintegrative tendencies in several EU policy fields and the EU polity as a whole. This, in turn, has major implications for Franco-German bilateralism and for Franco-German leadership in the EU. In light of a stronger Germany, a relatively weaker France, and significant centrifugal forces, the two largest EU member states must not only realign their bilateral relationship but must also act as a stabilizer in and for the EU. We show that during the EU’s recent crises, not least during the Brexit negotiations and the recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, France and Germany did exercise joint leadership. We also show, however, that major discrepancies persist between the two countries in particular policy fields and with regard to longer-term European objectives. Brexit, with its numerous calamities and implications, thus once again moves Franco-German leadership—and its shortcomings—to center stage in Europe. When it comes to leadership in the EU, there remains no viable alternative to the Franco-German duo. Yet, in order to provide constructive leadership and successfully shape the EU, the two countries must bridge substantial differences and be ready to carry disproportionately high burdens. | en |
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| dc.identifier.citation | Politics and governance, 2021, Vol. 9, No. 1, pp. 48-58 | en |
| dc.identifier.doi | 10.17645/pag.v9i1.3645 | |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 58 | en |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2183-2463 | |
| dc.identifier.issue | 1 | en |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 48 | en |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/1814/69725 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 9 | en |
| dc.language.iso | en | en |
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| dc.publisher | Cogitatio Press | en |
| dc.relation.ispartof | Politics and governance | en |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en |
| dc.rights.license | Attribution 4.0 International | |
| dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
| dc.title | An old couple in a new setting : Franco-German leadership in the post-Brexit EU | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |
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