TY  - BOOK
AU  - Jana Rademacher
PY  - 2013
CY  - München, Germany
PB  - GRIN Verlag
SN  - 9783656475743
TI  - The German–Polish Border: A European Region?
DO  - 10.3239/9783656475743
UR  - https://www.hausarbeiten.de/document/231380
N2  - The paper deals with the subject matter of the German–Polish border region and its implications for Poland’s integration into the European Union. The research question is: Is the German–Polish border region (along the River Oder) a European region? This also implies the question whether Poland is fully integrated into the European Union. To answer the question, this paper deals with the importance, which political and cultural relations with Germany have for Poland’s integration into the EU. The paper will attempt to demonstrate the connection between cultural exchange and political relations. In the course of the analysis the significance of stereotypes and prejudices formed by historical events and circumstances is being analised. The focus is on the endeavours undertaken by Polish and German governments, civil society organisations and cultural institutions to make a difference concerning the complicated historical and political situation regarding the EU enlargement and Poland’s accession.
KW  - EU-Integration, German-Polish relations, Border studies, cultural diplomacy, civil society, cultural cooperation
LA  - English
ER  -