Final Activity Report Summary - SPECIAL RELATIONS ('Special Relations' in International Politics)
A first book manuscript, which has benefited enormously from my Marie Curie Fellowship, is now in the last stages of revisions. Tentatively titled 'Flying Tiger: Arms Procurement and Reality Production in Franco-German Relations,' this book focuses specifically on the contingent impact of the institutionalised Franco-German relations. I expect to submit it to an academic press during the spring of 2008. A second book manuscript will draw together the overall arguments and take a more distinctly comparative perspective. This manuscript's working title is 'Special Relations in International Politics.' I hope to bring this work to full fruition in the time ahead.
In addition, a range of substantive research papers has greatly benefited from my Curie Fellowship. 'Parapublic Underpinnings of International Relations: The Franco-German Construction of Europeanization of a Particular Kind' appeared in the September 2007 issue (Vol. 13, No. 3) of the European Journal of International Relations, Europe's leading international relations journal. Further, a number of other research papers are currently under review or in preparation to be submitted for review in the near future. In spite of the very unfortunate loss of a significant portion of time due to the reasons mentioned above, the Marie Curie fellowship has been greatly helpful for pursuing my research.