The Reluctant Hegemon? Germany Moves Centre Stage in the European Union
The Reluctant Hegemon? Germany Moves Centre Stage in the European Union
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不情愿的霸主？
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10.1111/j.1468-5965.2011.02184.x
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2011
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W. Paterson
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W. Paterson
在欧洲联盟（欧盟）的大成员国中，德国的联邦共和国在致力于一体化和扩大方面与众不同，并在欧洲一体化中始终发挥着关键作用。然而，从1870年到1945年短短的世纪，德国曾两次试图单方面维护自己的权力，这段痛苦的经历意味着，联邦共和国是一个“反身的独裁者”，实行“从后面领导”。有一种自我和外部的看法，认为德国在追求欧洲使命（Paterson，2010年）。因此，它避免了国家利益的讨论：欧洲利益被视为国家利益。它倾向于与法国一起提出欧洲倡议。近年来，所有这些因素都面临着压力，但欧元区危机已被证明是经典的德国欧洲主义的一个转折点，而与此同时，德国被推到舞台中央，成为欧洲不情愿的霸主。在本文中，我们将探讨这一临界点是如何达到的，德国政府在这一新角色中的表现以及对德国和更广泛的欧盟的影响。
Among the large Member States of the European Union (EU), the Federal Republic of Germany has been distinctive in its commitment to integration and enlargement and has always played a key role in European integration. The traumatic experience of the short century from 1870 to 1945, when Germany had twice attempted to assert its power unilaterally, meant, however, that the Federal Republic was a'reflexive multilateralist'who made a practice of'leading from behind'. There was a self-and external perception of Germany pursuing a European vocation (Paterson, 2010). It therefore avoided a discourse of national interest: the European interest was seen as the national interest. Its preferred mode of presenting European initiatives was in tandem with France. All of these elements have come under pressure in recent years, but the eurozone crisis has proved to be a tipping point for classic German Europeanism while simultaneously Germany has been pushed somewhat reluctantly centre stage to become Europe's reluctant hegemon. In this article we will examine how this tipping point was arrived at, how the German government has performed in this new role and the implications for Germany and the wider EU.