Germany's New Foreign Policy Decision-Making in an Interdependent World [Hardcover]

This is the first attempt of its kind to analyse foreign policymaking in reunified Germany. The contributors cover all actors and institutions that influence foreign policy directly or indirectly, taking into account modern Germany's wider foreign relations. To this end, they examine not only classical foreign policy institutions like the Chancellery, Foreign Office and Ministry of Defence, but also other organisations such as specialised ministries, the L?nder Parliament, political parties, NGOs, and the media. Built on the insights of practical experience in diplomacy, administration and Parliament as well as academic research, this volume offers an invaluable guide to German foreign policy since reunification and projects its future development at the dawn of the twenty-first century.List of Tables List of Figures Notes on the Contributors Preface List of Abbreviations PART I: INTRODUCTION Academic Research and Foreign Policy-Making; W.D.Eberwein & K.Kaiser PART II: INSTITUTIONS OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT Traditional Institutions of Foreign Policy; D.Siwert-Probst The 'Foreign Policies' of Specialized Ministries; L.Andreae & K.Kaiser The Federal Intelligence Service and Foreign-Policy Decision-Making; H.G.Wieck New Challenges for the Foreign Service; H.F.von Ploetz PART III: CROSS-SECTIONAL TOPICS AND FOREIGN POLICY-MAKING National Decision-Making Structures for German European Policy; W.Hoyer Security Policy: National Structures and Multilateral Integration; L.R?hl The Formulation of Economic Policy within the Context of Increasing International Integration ; H.D.Westerhoff Decision-Making in Environmental Foreign Policy; W.Fischer & P.Holtrup PART IV: POLITICAL SYSTEM, SOCIETY AND FOREIGN POLICY The Role of the Bundestag in German Foreign Policy; J.Krause External Representation of German L?nder Interests; M.Knodt Foreign-Policy Influence and Transnational Relations of Political Parties; S.Bartsch Political Foundations: Linking the Worlds of Foreign ló/