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The evolution of the defence industries in France, Germany and Italy since the Russian invasion in Ukraine in February 2022
Galonska, Luis (2025) The evolution of the defence industries in France, Germany and Italy since the Russian invasion in Ukraine in February 2022.
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| Abstract: | The following thesis examines the development of the defence industries in France, Germany and Italy since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, using policy documents and articles from the trade press to investigate which mechanisms of cooperation exist and which theory is best suited to explain the developments. Realist intergovernmentalism, liberal intergovernmentalism and neofunctionalism were tested. The three countries show different reactions to the initial shock in the wake of February 2022 due to their different starting positions. The study shows that the countries have mainly cooperated at the intergovernmental level and that the industry also uses the cooperation formats created independently. The analysis shows that liberal intergovernmentalism has the strongest explanatory power. The role of the Commission changes over the course of the three years analysed, from a reactive actor to a formative one. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 89 political science |
| Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/107645 |
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