Graduation Year
Spring 2011
Document Type
Open Access Senior Thesis
Degree Name
Bachelor of Arts
Department
International Relations
Reader 1
David Andrews
Reader 2
Myung-Koo Kang
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Abstract
The power balance between France and Germany in the European Union has been one of great discussion and debate. Countless journalists and scholars have argued that Germany’s power has risen gradually against the seemingly perpetually stronger France over the past sixty years, and is now finally set to surpass France; but how true are these claims? How can power within the EU truly be measured? Through an analysis of Franco-German collaboration through unionization, a critique of the contemporary discourse on the relationship, and an examination of changing contributions to the EU budget, my paper argues that the Franco-German power balance has never been truly equal, as Germany has continually been the largest source of economic power in the European Union since its creation.
Recommended Citation
Haffner, Stephanie C., "Has the Franco-German Power Balance in the European Union Tipped in Favor of Germany?" (2011). CMC Senior Theses. 194.
https://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/194
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