Skip to main content
Fachgebiete
Automobil + Motoren Bauwesen + Immobilien Business IT + Informatik Elektrotechnik + Elektronik Energie + Nachhaltigkeit Finance + Banking Management + Führung Marketing + Vertrieb Maschinenbau + Werkstoffe Versicherung + Risiko
DE
EN
Bücher
Zeitschriften
Themenseiten
Organisationspsychologie Projektmanagement Marketing Smart Manufacturing
Weitere Formate
Podcasts Webinare Technik Webinare Wirtschaft Kongresse Veranstaltungskalender Awards
Jetzt Einzelzugang starten
Zugang für Unternehmen
Referenzkunden
SLX-Digitalkonferenz: Zukunftswerkstatt 2024

Mehr Umsatz mit Top-Kontakten

Am 7. Mai erfahren Sie, wie Vertriebsteams Leadgenerierung, Leadnurturing und Leadstrategien effizient steuern können.
Erweiterte Suche
Anmelden
nach oben

2019 | Buch

Introduction Kapitel lesen Erstes Kapitel lesen

Good Neighbourhood Treaties of Poland

Political, Security and Social Relations

herausgegeben von: Karina Paulina Marczuk

Verlag: Springer International Publishing

Enthalten in: Springer Professional "Wirtschaft+Technik" , Springer Professional "Wirtschaft"

Einloggen, um Zugang zu erhalten
insite
SUCHEN

Über dieses Buch

​This volume explores the bilateral treaties concluded after 1990 between the Republic of Poland and its neighbouring states (Germany, then-Czechoslovakia, Ukraine, the Russian Federation, Belarus and Lithuania), known as treaties on neighbourly relations or good neighbourhood treaties. These treaties, through which Poland and its neighbours were able to establish their political, security and social relations, were extremely significant in that they provided a unique way for them to organise their interstate post-Cold War relations. This book analyses the consequences of these treaties and addresses a variety of issues, including security policy and cooperation, migration, national minority rights, economic cooperation, education, and cross-border cooperation.

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Frontmatter
Chapter 1. Introduction
Abstract
At the beginning of the 1990s, Poland and the countries adjacent to it, that is, Germany, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Ukraine, Belarus, Lithuania, and Russia, had to organise their mutual relations in the political, security, social, and various other spheres. That is why Poland and its neighbours entered into treaties, known as ‘treaties on neighbourly relations’ or ‘good neighbourhood treaties’, aimed at facilitating their overall bilateral relations in the years to come. The Introduction to the book comprises a statement of aims, the research questions which the book attempts to answer, and a short presentation of the theme. The structure of the volume consists of five main parts, of which the first is devoted to the theoretical dimensions of good neighbourhood policy, while the rest cover Poland’s bilateral relations with its neighbours to the northeast, west, south, and east.
Karina Paulina Marczuk
Chapter 17. Conclusions
Abstract
The period of time since Poland concluded good neighbourhood treaties with its neighbours can be characterised as one in which the mutual relations initiated by the provisions of particular treaties have changed and evolved. Step by step, new areas of mutual cooperation have opened up where possible. Final considerations and a summary of the research conducted are contained in the Conclusions. As to detailed conclusions, the authors themselves have explained their positions, although it could be stated that the challenges all the signatories face today will test the relevancy and usefulness of the good neighbourhood treaties in the future.
Karina Paulina Marczuk

Poland’s Good Neighbourhood Policy

Frontmatter
Chapter 2. Foundations of the Good Neighbourhood Policy of the Republic of Poland
Abstract
Good neighbourhood policy is not unequivocally defined in the literature on the subject. The purpose of a good neighbourhood policy is to determine rules of mutual relations based on trust and cooperation. This is favoured by institutionalisation as expressed in the conclusion of treaties and accompanying agreements that should not avoid difficult subjects in those relations. After 1990, Poland had a chance, for the first time in its history, to form its relations with adjacent states on good neighbourhood principles. The foundations of its good neighbourhood were laid in the years 1991–1994, when Poland concluded treaties and accompanying agreements with its neighbouring states (known as good neighbourhood treaties). All of those treaties forged mutual relations in a similar manner. Particular importance was ascribed to the issue of national minorities and regional and trans-border cooperation. In the course of concluding the treaties, numerous political, administrative, infrastructural, ‘bureaucratic’, and mental barriers arose.
Dariusz Popławski
Chapter 3. Good Neighbourhood Treaties and Public Diplomacy: Polish Activities in Neighbouring States (2007–2014)
Abstract
This chapter discusses the treaties on good neighbourhood and friendly cooperation signed by Poland and its neighbours in the 1990s, and their impact on Polish public diplomacy in those countries in the years 2007–2014. The period analysed is not accidental, because in 2007 Radosław Sikorski became the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland, holding that office until 2014. It was Sikorski who strongly emphasised the significance of public diplomacy and its modern tools, such as digital diplomacy. The question posed is whether the good neighbourhood treaties contributed to promoting Poland among its neighbours during the period examined. The argument is that particular provisions of the treaties facilitated public diplomacy campaigns by Poland in its neighbouring countries, as is shown through an analysis of case studies of Poland’s major public diplomacy campaigns between 2007 and 2014.
Karina Paulina Marczuk

The Western Neighbourhood

Frontmatter
Chapter 4. The 1991 Polish-German Treaty: Origin, Aims, and Implementation. Successes, Failures, and Prospects in the Context of the Migration Crisis in Europe
Abstract
This chapter presents the origins of the 1991 Polish-German Treaty of Good Neighbourship and Friendly Cooperation and its significance for the process of reconciliation and the development of cooperation between Poland and Germany in the context of the present migration crisis in Europe. The author addresses questions concerning Polish-German relations in the period 1989–2018, analysing current conditions and future prospects. Over the last two years, Polish-German relations, especially political relations, have deteriorated considerably. The international situation in Europe has also become more complicated. One of the reasons for this is the immigration crisis resulting from a massive influx of people from the Middle East and North Africa. That crisis has divided the European Union and affected relations between its member states, including between Poland and Germany.
Józef M. Fiszer
Chapter 5. Objectives and Outcomes of the 1991 German-Polish Treaty on Good Neighbourhood and Friendly Cooperation in Light of the Intra-European Dispute on the 2015–2018 Migration Crisis
Abstract
The German-Polish Neighbourhood Treaty of 1991 has served its purposes well, contributing to building trust between neighbours and to stabilising the European continent after the end of Communism. While most of the treaty’s goals have been either achieved bilaterally or moved to the European level, the treaty remains an important framework for multi-level cooperation and further common policy-making. However, the severe crises the EU has been undergoing over the last decade—above all the currency and migration crises—threaten to undermine German-Polish (and other) relations by having revealed deep underlying differences between western and eastern member states concerning nationhood, political legitimacy and the purpose of European integration. So far, the bilateral German-Polish level has had a mitigating influence on the multilateral conflict at the EU level; however, it remains to be seen which of those contexts will prevail.
Jens Boysen
Chapter 6. The Role of the Education Sector in Relations Between Poland and Germany, 1991–2016
Abstract
Developing cultural relations is a traditional element of German foreign policy strategy. Polish and German scholars still concentrate mostly on the political, security and economic aspects of their mutual relations. This is a consequence of the recurring conflicts of interests between Poland and Germany in those areas. The goal of this chapter, however, is to evaluate the development and evolution of Polish-German relations in the education sector, which has been little explored by scholars, despite its evident significance. The author argues that Polish-German relations in the education sector have become a crucial pillar that has strengthened Polish-German relations overall since the conclusion of the 1991 treaty.
Rafał Ulatowski

The Southern Neighbourhood

Frontmatter
Chapter 7. Security as an Element of Good Neighbourhood Policy in Central Europe—Case Study: Polish-Slovak Relations After 1990
Abstract
This chapter presents the importance of security issues in Polish-Slovak bilateral relations in light of the provisions of the Agreement between the Republic of Poland and the Czech and Slovak Federal Republic regarding Good Neighbourhood, Solidarity and Friendly Cooperation of 1991. This is preceded by an analysis of the historical and contemporary conditions of the Polish-Slovak relationship. The security issues discussed mainly concern military matters. Moreover, the attitudes of the two states towards the conflict in Ukraine and the migration crisis are explored.
Łukasz Lewkowicz
Chapter 8. Slovak-Polish Relations After 1989: Slovak Perceptions
Abstract
The aim of this chapter is to identify the strengths and weaknesses of bilateral cooperation between Poland and Slovakia. The author analyses the political and economic aspects of their bilateral relations. Despite their cultural proximity and a long-shared border, periods of high intensity have been followed by periods of stagnation. Their mutual relations are characterised as asymmetrical. Poland is one of the most important partners of Slovakia. The contemporary crisis of European integration, the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU, the refugee crisis, growing tendencies towards protectionism and national egoism among EU member states, and instability in the area of the former USSR, especially in Ukraine, all show the importance of bilateral relations and sub-regional cooperation. Poland’s turn towards a ‘sovereignist’ approach after its 2015 parliamentary elections resulted in its paying increasing attention to its Central European partners.
Juraj Marušiak
Chapter 9. Security as an Element of Good Neighbourhood Policy in Central Europe: The Case of Polish-Czech Relations After 1990
Abstract
This chapter discusses the significance of security issues in Polish-Czech bilateral relations in light of the provisions of the Polish-Czechoslovak Agreement on Good Neighbourhood, Solidarity and Friendly Cooperation (1991). The discussion is preceded by an analysis of the historical and contemporary conditions determining Polish-Czech relations, and outlines the concept of good neighbourhood in international relations. This chapter concludes with five key security challenges facing Poland and the Czech Republic.
Radosław Zenderowski
Chapter 10. On Human Trafficking, Schengen Visas and Drunken Workers: Czech Media Representations of Poland in Light of Three Migration Issues After 2013
Abstract
The aim of this chapter is to highlight the importance of migration as a topic in Czech-Polish relations, from a Czech perspective. The research presented examines three different migration situations. The first scenario relates to the movement of refugees, the second to labour-related migration facilitated by Poland and the third to the cross-border employment of Poles themselves. The research methodology relies on a content analysis of Czech media sources following a search for specific keywords related to Chechen refugee migration through Poland and the Czech Republic, allegations of human trafficking and the issue of human rights abuses raised by Czech media commentators. Regarding labour migration, the prevailing view was that Poland had been too soft in granting Schengen visas to Ukrainians. Finally, the topic of crime is examined, as debated in Kvasiny and Mladá Boleslav, towns with important automotive plants employing significant numbers of Polish workers.
Ondřej Daniel

The Northeastern Neighbourhood

Frontmatter
Chapter 11. Relations of Polish Authorities with the Polish Diaspora in the (Post)-Soviet Space
Abstract
This chapter concerns activities undertaken by the Polish authorities in respect of Poles living beyond the country’s eastern border, within the territory of the Soviet Union and, later, in the states of the post-Soviet space. A historical perspective is taken, starting from 1920, and key events are presented that relate to the presence of Poles within the USSR and in its former republics that declared their independence in 1991. This chapter also proposes a typology of the concept, describing the intensity and directions of activities of the Republic of Poland after the transformation in 1989–1990 concerning the Polish minority and Polonia beyond Poland’s eastern border.
Paweł Hut
Chapter 12. The Polish-Lithuanian Treaty on Neighbourly Relations of 1994 and the Polish-Russian Treaty on Neighbourly Relations of 1992 in the Context of International Protection of the Rights of National Minorities
Abstract
On the basis of theoretical considerations concerning the scope and character of regulations of the rights of national minorities in international law and the historical and ethno-political conditions in Poland, Lithuania and the Russian Federation, the author makes a comparative analysis of the rights of national minorities as set out in the good neighbourhood treaties between Poland and Lithuania (1994) and Poland and Russia (1992). That analysis shows that the catalogue of such rights is much more developed in the Polish-Lithuanian treaty than in the Polish-Russian treaty, because the Polish minority has a greater share in the ethnic structure of Lithuania and lives in compact communities in which the Polish population constitutes, in some cases, even a majority of the total population in a given administrative unit.
Andrzej Wierzbicki
Chapter 13. Treaty on Friendship and Neighbourhood Cooperation Between Poland and Russia: Implementation and Challenges (a Russian Perspective)
Abstract
Russia and Poland share a common border and common problems, but it is difficult for them to combine their efforts and solve those problems together. They have a controversial history of dealing with each other. Taking this negative context into account, it was particularly important that the President of Poland, Lech Wałęsa, proposed negotiating a treaty that would provide a framework for cooperation between the two states, and that the Soviet authorities supported this idea. This chapter puts forward Russia’s interpretation of the negotiations conducted between the Polish and the Soviet (then-Russian) authorities on the friendship and neighbourhood treaty, and describes the treaty’s impact on further cooperation between Poland and Russia. This chapter starts with an evaluation of the negotiations and their final result, indicating major elements of the treaty, and then examines two aspects of relations between Poland and Russia: (1) political and military issues and (2) cross-border cooperation.
Natalia G. Zaslavskaya
Chapter 14. 1994 Treaty Between the Republic of Poland and the Republic of Lithuania on Friendly Relations and Neighbourly Cooperation: Successes and New Challenges
Abstract
This chapter is an overview of relations between Lithuania and Poland in the context of the good neighbourhood treaty signed in 1994. Lithuania and Poland share a long history, and this means that historical aspects of Lithuanian-Polish relations affect contemporary policy and decisions. The signing of the Lithuanian-Polish treaty is a good illustration of this. Observations of the media can give the impression that the main problem in Lithuanian-Polish relations is that of national minorities, but an analysis of the content of the Lithuanian-Polish treaty and an assessment of Lithuanian-Polish relations in this regard lead to the conclusion that those relations have been developing dynamically and intensively, despite political ups and downs. This chapter shows that cooperation is taking place across a wide range of areas. The issues of national minorities and cooperation in the field of justice are not touched upon.
Gediminas Kazėnas

The Eastern Neighbourhood

Frontmatter
Chapter 15. Poland and Belarus 26 Years After the Signing of the Treaty on Good Neighbourhood and Friendly Cooperation
Abstract
Poland and Belarus are neighbours, and this obligates them to cooperate. The Treaty on Good Neighbourhood and Friendly Cooperation the two countries signed in 1992 constituted a legal basis for cooperation between them after the collapse of the bipolar world order. Polish-Belarusian relations have been and continue to be dynamic in nature, but are most often described as difficult due to the divergent paths of development taken by the two states. The first period covers the years 1991–1995, during which time political, economic and military cooperation was intensive. The second period covers the years 1996–2007. Belarus changed its foreign policy priorities, opting for integration with Russia. The third period covers the years 2008–2011, which was characterised by Belarus seeking to affect a rapprochement with the European Union. The final period of Polish-Belarusian relations is after 2011.
Józef Tymanowski
Chapter 16. Treaty Between Ukraine and the Republic of Poland on Good Neighbourhood, Friendly Relations and Cooperation: Implementation and Today’s Challenges
Abstract
One of the realities of the today’s political life in Ukraine is its aspirations for European integration. In order to make progress towards this goal, certain changes in political approaches to the issue must be made in the country, but also, there must be close cooperation with EU member states, and in particular with Ukraine’s neighbouring states. Among those states, the Republic of Poland holds one of the most important places. The nature of the Ukrainian-Polish relations is multifaceted and ambiguous. This chapter deals with issues related to the establishment and development of bilateral relations and cooperation between Ukraine and Poland since the 1990s. The development of a regulatory and legal framework for cooperation between them is outlined, and the formation of that framework is divided into periods. This chapter focuses on areas of Ukrainian and Polish cooperation that include the economy, politics, science and culture.
Lyudmila Kurguzenkova
Backmatter
Metadaten
Titel
Good Neighbourhood Treaties of Poland
herausgegeben von
Karina Paulina Marczuk
Copyright-Jahr
2019
Electronic ISBN
978-3-030-12615-5
Print ISBN
978-3-030-12614-8
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-12615-5

Premium Partner

    Bildnachweise