Parallelism, asymmetry and convergence in Cold War Europe

Romano, A. (2022) Parallelism, asymmetry and convergence in Cold War Europe. Politique Européenne, 76(2), pp. 146-172. (doi: 10.3917/poeu.076.0146)

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Abstract

With its opposing and mutually exclusive military and economic organisations, post-1945 Europe was the perfect embodiment of the symmetric and parallel development of the two ideological Cold War blocs. Drawing on the rich historiography of the last fifteen years that put the Europeans centre stage, this conclusive article qualifies this view of Cold War Europe and rather argues that the Continent should be seen as a complex space where parallelism, asymmetry of various kinds and convergence coexisted and where multi-layered cooperation emerged between a diverse range of actors in various domains.

Item Type:Articles
Status:Published
Refereed:Yes
Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID:Romano, Dr Angela
Authors: Romano, A.
Subjects:D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D839 Post-war History, 1945 on
D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D901 Europe (General)
College/School:College of Social Sciences > School of Social and Political Sciences > Politics
Journal Name:Politique Européenne
Publisher:Editions L' Harmattan
ISSN:1623-6297
ISSN (Online):2105-2875
Published Online:23 June 2022
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