Research Catalog

Title

Europe and the breakup of Yugoslavia : a political failure in search of a scholarly explanation / by Sonia Lucarelli.

Author

Lucarelli, Sonia.

Publication

The Hague ; Boston : Kluwer Law International, ©2000.

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Description

xvi, 278 pages : illustrations; 25 cm

Summary

"This book provides a detailed analysis of the response of Western Europe to the disintegration of Yugoslavia. The account pays particular attention to the behaviour of the major Member States of the European Community (later Union), i.e. France, Britain and Germany, in two crucial moments of debate and decision-making: the diplomatic recognition of Slovenia and Croatia in 1991, and the debate on the desirability and form of a possible military intervention in the warring country. By combing three theoretical approaches to the study of international politics - neorealism, neoliberal institutionalism and liberal intergovermentalism - Lucarelli provides a theoretically informed analysis of the main forces behind Western Europe's response to the Yugoslav wars. Conclusions are drawn on the major characteristics of Western Europe's management of the conflict, the interplay of international and domestic factors behind the behaviour of Western European states, the relative explanatory power of each of the three theoretical perspectives and their common research tradition, and the prospective of the Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union. The book's reconstruction and evaluation of conflict management in ex-Yugoslavia, its attention on the influence of the European integration process on the foreign poicy of its Member States, and its innovative use and assessment of International Relations theoretical tools, make it of topical interest for a wide range of scholars interested in both international and European political affairs."--BOOK JACKET.

Subjects

• Yugoslavia
• 1991-1995
• Yugoslav War > (1991-1995)
• Europäische Gemeinschaften
• Jugoslawien > Bürgerkrieg
• Europäische Union
• Balkanhalbinsel
• Western Europe
• Europe occidentale
• Yougoslavie
• Konfliktregelung
• Internationale Organisation
• Diplomatie
• Bürgerkrieg
• Jugoslawienkriege
• Bosnienkrieg
• Diplomatic relations
• Diplomatic history
• UE/CE Relations extérieures
• Politique étrangère
• Guerres civiles
• Interventions étrangères
• UE/CE Etats membres
• Histoire
• Yugoslav War, 1991-1995 > Diplomatic history
• Yugoslavia > Foreign relations > Europe, Western
• Europe, Western > Foreign relations > Yugoslavia

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (p. [239]-264) and index.

Contents

Part I 'What' and 'how' in the european management of the yugoslav conflict. an account -- 3 'What' in the european response to the yugoslav conflict(s) 15 -- 3.1 Prelude: Clear Signals of Crisis Fall on Deaf Ears 15 -- 3.2 'The Hour of Europe'. EC Efforts to Broker a Political Settlement (June 1991-January 1992) 18 -- 3.3 'EC/U-UN Burden Sharing' (January 1992-April 1994) 29 -- 3.4 NATO, the Contact Group and American Leadership (April 1994-November 1995) 62 -- 4 'How' in the management of the yugoslav conflict(s): summing up 71 -- Part II Beyond facts, what theory? the neo-neo-synthesis: a few notes on a theoretical debate -- 6 Rationalistic research tradition, the 'neo-neo-synthesis' and all that 81 -- 6.1 Neorealism and Neoliberal Institutionalism. The Terms of a Theoretical Debate 85 -- 6.2 A Domestic-level Analysis. A Further Step in the Rationalistic Research Tradition 96 -- 7 Matching theory with facts -- Part III European response to the yugoslav crisis: a political failure in search of a scholarly explanation -- 9.1 Post-Cold War Institutional Adaptation in Western Europe ... 111 -- 9.2 ... and Post-Cold War Influence on the Community's Decision to get Involved in Yugoslavia 119 -- 10 Recognition of slovenia and croatia 123 -- 10.1 Facts 124 -- 10.2 How to Explain Germany's Alleingang? 130 -- 10.2.1 Power Political Explanations 130 -- 10.2.2 A Two-level Explanation 136 -- 10.2.3 Conclusions: the Role of Domestic Politics, International Institutions and 'Ideas' in Germany's Decision to Recognize Slovenia and Croatia 146 -- 10.3 Explanations of French and British Concessions on Recognition 151 -- 10.3.1 France 152 -- 10.3.2 Britain 159 -- 10.3.3 Conclusions: The Role of 'Power-politics', Domestic Politics and International Institutions on the French and British Decision to Agree to Germany's Alleingang 163 -- 11 Debate on military intervention 167 -- 11.1 How to Explain Western European Behaviour in the Military Intervention Debate? 167 -- 11.2 France 170 -- 11.2.1 WEU Peace-keeping Force Debate (July-September 1991) 171 -- 11.2.2 France's Bounded Activism (January 1992-August 1995) 176 -- 11.3 Britain 188 -- 11.3.1 WEU Peace-keeping Force Debate (July-September 1991) 189 -- 11.3.2 Britain's Reluctant Intervention (January 1992-August 1995) 195 -- 11.4 Germany 202 -- 11.4.1 WEU Peace-keeping Force Debate (July-September 1991) 203 -- 11.4.2 Germany's Limited Engagement (January 1992-August 1995) 207 -- 11.5 Conclusions: The Role of 'Power-politics', Domestic Politics and International Institutions on the Behaviour of France, Britain and Germany in the Military Intervention Debate 217 -- 12 Conclusion and perspectives 221 -- 12.1 Main Characteristics of the European Response to the Yugoslav Conflict(s) 221 -- 12.2 An Evaluation of the Factors Which Mostly Influenced French, British and German Responses to the Yugoslav Wars ... 226 -- 12.3 ... and of the Relative Explanatory Power of the Rationalistic Research Tradition and of its Three Facets 232 -- 12.4 What Role for the EU in Crisis and Conflict Management in Europe? 234.

ISBN

• 9041114394
• 9789041114396

LCCN

00059310

OCLC

• ocm44634340
• 44634340
• SCSB-1201989

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library