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100	1		_aSPERLING, James _910278
245	1	0	_aNeither hegemony nor dominance : _breconsidering German power in post cold-war Europe
260			_c2001
520	3		_aGerman unification in 1989 raised the spectre of German hegemony in post-cold war Europe. In this article, I demonstrate that Germany lacks the structural power consistent with European hegemony or dominance; that there is little evidence supporting an appreciable gap between Germany`s structural power and foreign policy ambitions; and that aparent symptoms of German hegemony, particularly the process of institutional emulation in Central and Eastern Europe, reflect other international processes and incentives emanating from the state system itself. This reassessment and downgrading of Germany`s relative and absolute power resolve the paradox of German structural power and German reluctance identified by others. But this alternative narrative raises another more important question: why is Germany treated as a potential or even aspiring hegemon in Europe? The answer to that question is located in the interconnected legacies of Auschwitz and the occupation regime. This joint legacy constitues an important part of the historical context within which we frame our assessments ad judgements of german power; explains the frequently unwarranted exaggeration and suspicion of German power; and demonstrates how the past can function as a powerful prism though which we interpret the intentions, ambitions and capabilities of a state
773	0	8	_tBritish Journal of Political Science _g31, 2, p. 389-425 _d, 2001 _w
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998			_a20021126 _bCassio _cCassio
998			_a20060626 _b1444^b _cQuiteria
999			_aConvertido do Formato PHL _bPHL2MARC21 1.1 _c8801 _d8801
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