Regional and International Relations of Central Europe - by Kenneth A Loparo & P Drulák (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

This timely book appears after a decade of scant scholarly focus on Central Europe and its place in Europe and the world. Following the big themes of the 1990s (the EU and NATO enlargement), the recent political and economic developments such as the revival of the 'Visegrad Four' and the emerging tensions as a consequence of nationalist movements across Europe, this book addresses important and provocative issues surrounding Central Europe. Is Central Europe a region and does it have its own history? Are there more commonalities than dividing lines among Central European countries? Can Central Europe be a player in global politics? Is there a special role for Central Europe in - Europe? These questions have brought together a group of experts whose interdisciplinary analysis with empirical research offers a fresh insight into Central Europe's position today.

About the Author

SZYMON ANANICZ Analyst at the Centre for Eastern Studies in Warsaw, Poland JOZEF BÁTORA Associate Professor and Director at the Institute of European Studies and International Relations at Comenius University in Bratislava, Slovakia ELIZABETH FAUSETT PhD candidate at the University of Arizona's School of Government and Public Policy, USA and is the Organizational Systems Manager at the International Studies Association MARIA RAQUEL FREIRE Assistant Professor in the Department of International Relations at the University of Coimbra and researcher at the Centre for Social Studies (CES) of the University of Coimbra, Portugal ANNETTE FREYBERG-INAN Associate Professor at the University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands VLADIMÍR HANDL Research fellow at the Institute of International Relations in Prague, Czech Republic CONSTANTIN IORDACHI Associate Professor of History at the Central European University, Budapest, Hungary MICHAL KO?AN Head of Research at the Institute of International Relations, Prague and an Assistant Professor at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University, Czech Republic ALJA KUN?I? Researcher at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, Slovenia PAUL LUIF Lecturer at the University of Vienna, Austria TAMARA J. RESLER Analyst in Washington DC, USA J. PATRICK RHAMEY, JR PhD Candidate in Political Science at the University of Arizona, USA PETRA ROTER Associate Professor of International Relations at the University of Ljubljana, Slovenia RAFA? SADOWSKI Senior fellow at the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) in Warsaw, Poland VÍT ST?ÍTECKÝ Research fellow at the Institute of International Relations, Prague, Czech Republic and lecturer at the Department of IR, Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic JANEZ U TER I? Minister of Finance of the Republic of Slovenia THOMAS J. VOLGY Professor of Political Science at the School of Government and Public Policy, University of Arizona, USA and Executive Director of the International Studies Association