Subsequently published in European Integration and the Nationalities Question (ed. by John McGarry and Michael...
Kin-state Politics
Ethnic Germans in Poland and the Czech Republic: A Comparative Evaluation
Co-authored with Karl Cordell and subsequently published in Nationalities Papers in 2005, this article analyses the...
Germany’s Foreign Policy Towards Poland and the Czech Republic: Ostpolitik Revisited
Co-authored with Karl Cordell, this book represents a new exploration of how the events of the twentieth century still...
Minority Languages in Europe
Minority languages are part of Europe's shared cultural heritage and there is a broad consensus that it is important to protect and encourage linguistic and cultural diversity during the process of continuing European integration. But what legislative and policy...
The German Question since 1919: An Analysis with Key Documents
This book examines the domestic and international dynamics of the German question, one of the 20th century's most interesting and complex phenomena since its 1919 inception. The German question is best described as the incompatibility of the territory of any German...
The German Question Continued? Germany, Poland and the Czech Republic since 1990
Published in German Politics in 2002, this article argues that, although it has often been reduced to the issue of the reunification of the two German states, the so-called German question continued to be a multi-dimensional phenomenon after 1945. This is most obvious...
Coming Home to Germany?
Ethnic cleansing has been one of the phenomena that have shaped the 20th century from its first decade to its last, and Europe continues to have to deal with the consequences of forced population transfers. One of the most significant events of this kind has been the...
Disputed Territories: The Transnational Dynamics of Ethnic Conflict Settlement
Ethnic conflicts have shaped the 20th century in significant ways. While the legacy of the last century is primarily one of many unresolved conflicts, I contend that Western European states have a positive track record in containing and settling ethnic conflicts which...
From Irredentism to Constructive Reconciliation: Ethnic German Minorities and Germany’s Relationship with Poland and the Czech Republic since 1990
Subsequently published in Language, Ethnicity and the State (ed. by Camille O'Reilly, Palgrave, 2001), this chapter traces the origins of the problems facing Germany, Poland, and the Czech Republic today and analyses their impact on, and relevance for, the current and...