TY  - GEN
A1  - Hellmann, Gunther
T1  - Wider die machtpolitische Resozialisierung der deutschen Außenpolitik
T1  - Countering Germany’s Realpolitik Re-Socialisation : a Plea for Offensive Idealism
N2  - German foreign policy is in the midst of a far-reaching transformation. Contrary to disciplinary expectations, this process is neither properly captured by descriptions in the liberal tradition („Europeanisation“, „Civilian Power“) nor by Realist expectations that Germany is doomed to „remilitarise“ and/or „renationalise“. However, the key term of foreign policy discourse, „normalisation“, is an unmistakable code, signalling a rediscovery of traditional Realpolitik practices which fit Germany’s current environment. The paper argues that rather than merely playing the role of an obedient disciple of Realpolitik socialisers, Germany ought to rehabilitate the foreign policy tradition of the Bonn Republic in support of an active Idealpolitik transformation of its environment. The article serves as a starting point for a debate on German foreign policy in the upcoming issues of WeltTrends.
KW  - German Foreign Policy
KW  - Common Foreign and Security Policy
KW  - Germany
KW  - Realpolitik
Y1  - 2006
UR  - https://publishup.uni-potsdam.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/699
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus-8027
ER  -