The Changing Nature of Germany's Relationships with the Visegrad 4 Countries (Poland, Hungary, Slovakia and the Czech Republic)

德国与维谢格拉德四国（波兰、匈牙利、斯洛伐克和捷克共和国）关系性质的变化

• 批准号: 2884653
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: Aston University
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2023
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2023 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 未结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2884653
• 关键词: Changing; Nature; Germany; Relationships; Visegrad

This project focuses on Germany's relationship with the Visegrád 4 (V4) countries individually and collectively. It is a collaboration between Aston University, the University of Birmingham and the Jacques Delors Centre, a major think tank based in Berlin.Understanding the relationship between Germany and the V4 countries can contribute to our understanding of power dynamics within Europe. At the centre of these dynamics lies the question: to what extent does the interplay of identity, history, and political preferences and interests shape bilateral and multilateral relations, including those within institutions such as the European Union? This project will take a nuanced approach which recognises and emphasises that the nature, quality and intensity of relations vary between areas of policy. Through exploring the potential conflicts between trade ties and economic dependence, national and European security, migration, and minority rights, this project will contribute not only to our knowledge of this region, but also to the field of area studies more generally. Germany and the V4 countries all had to begin a process of national rebuilding after the Cold War, navigating between national sovereignty, concepts of 'East' and 'West', Europeanism and globalisation. The definition and implications of European identity in each country will be a key theme within this project. Analysis of each country's commitment to the idea of Europe will be based on exploring perceptions within each country of its international roles and responsibilities, and what it means to be European. Does Germany identify with a concept of 'western Europe', and how is this reflected in its relations with the V4 countries? To what extent do the V4 countries - to varying degrees - want to resist European integration? A central area of interest is Germany's influence in the European Union and how the V4 countries fit into Germany's vision of the European project. Is Germany a willing or a reluctant leader, and to what extent is it perceived as such in the V4 countries? Will the V4 countries play an increasingly important role in the European Union and in Germany's foreign policy, particularly following Brexit? What are the other consequences of Brexit given the United Kingdom's close ties with Germany and the V4 countries while it was still a member state? Brexit offers a case-study for comparing the extent to which commitment to the European Union is driven by ideological or practical considerations in Germany and the V4 countries. Germany's standpoint during the Brexit negotiations emphasised the fundamental principles of European integration, while the V4 countries had more regionally specific concerns about the impact of Brexit on the geopolitical influence of the European Union in eastern Europe. The respective countries' priorities during the Brexit talks can reveal much about their attitudes towards the idea of Europe and issues such as trade and security. Meanwhile, the war in Ukraine offers scope for research into foreign policy, defence and security, and the role of Germany and the V4 countries in international organisations, specifically the European Union and NATO. Has Russia's invasion challenged ideas about European unity? Will the different responses of each country affect future economic and diplomatic relations? These questions can shed light both on the conflict itself and on future relations between Germany and the V4 countries.

该项目侧重于德国与Visegrád4（v4）国家的个人关系。这是阿斯顿大学，伯明翰大学和雅克·德洛斯中心（Jacques Delors Center）之间的合作，这是位于柏林的主要智囊团。理解德国与V4国家之间的关系可以为我们理解欧洲境内的权力动态做出贡献。这些动态的中心是一个问题：身份，历史，政治偏好和利益的相互作用在多大程度上塑造了双边和多边关系，包括欧洲联盟等机构中的关系？该项目将采取一种细微的方法，即认识并强调政策领域之间关系的性质，质量和强度有所不同。通过探索贸易关系与经济依赖，国家和欧洲安全，移民和少数群体权利之间的潜在冲突，该项目不仅将为我们对该地区的了解，而且还将为地区研究领域做出贡献。德国和V4国家都必须在冷战之后开始进行民族重建的过程，国家主权，“东方”的概念和“西方”，欧洲主义和全球化之间的航行。欧洲身份在每个国家的定义和含义将是该项目的关键主题。分析每个国家对欧洲观念的承诺将基于探索每个国家内部的国际角色和责任感以及成为欧洲的意义。德国是否认同“西欧”的概念，这在与V4国家的关系中如何反映？ V4国家在多大程度上 - 在不同程度上想要抵抗欧洲的融合？感兴趣的中心领域是德国对欧盟的影响以及V4国家如何适应德国对欧洲项目的愿景。德国是愿意还是勉强的领导者，在V4国家中认为它在多大程度上？ V4国家在欧盟和德国的外交政策中，特别是在英国退欧之后是否发挥越来越重要的作用？鉴于英国与德国和V4国家的紧密联系时，英国退欧的其他后果是什么？英国脱欧提供了一个案例研究，以比较德国和V4国家的意识形态或实际考虑的驱动到对欧盟的承诺的程度。德国在英国脱欧谈判中的立场强调了欧洲一体化的基本原则，而V4国家对英国脱欧对欧洲联盟在东欧的地缘政治影响的影响更为具体。在英国脱欧谈判中，相对国家的优先事项可以揭示其对欧洲思想以及贸易和安全等问题的出席。意思是，乌克兰的战争为外交政策，国防和安全研究提供了研究范围，以及德国和V4国家在国际组织，尤其是欧盟和北约的作用。俄罗斯的入侵是否挑战了欧洲统一的观念？每个国家的不同反应会影响未来的经济和外交关系吗？这些问题可以阐明冲突本身以及德国与V4国家之间的未来关系。