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The method of biographical story-telling applied to newly emerging fields of research. Realist Biography and European Policy is the first concerted attempt to integrate the separate strands of (critical) realism as a developed philosophy for social science with biographical narrative methods as a concrete methodological approach. The main goal is to demonstrate that the combination of critical realism and biographical methods is not only possible, but it is exceptionally well suited for the exploration of newly emerging research fields within European policy studies. This volume offers new insig.

A review essay on books by (1) Simon Bulmer, Charlie Jeffery, & William E. Patterson, Germany's European Diplomacy: Shaping the Regional Milieu (Manchester & New York: Manchester U Press, 2000); (2) Daniele Conversi, German-Bashing and the Breakup of Yugoslavia (Seattle: U Washington, 1998); & (3) Randall E. Newnham, Poland and Germany, 1989-1991: The Role of Economic Factors in Foreign Policy (Seattle: U Washington, 2000). These changes share a common theme: Germany's European policy. Many of Europe's policymakers have maintained an anti-German position, & any unilateral German initiatives are seen as a maneuver to reestablish German dominance. Newnham argues that Poland & Germany's relationship can & should be emulated by other countries. Conversi uses the case of Germany's relationship with Croatia & Slovenia, & the Yugoslavia situation, to explore the still-prevalent existence of Germanophobia. Bulmer, Jeffrey, & Paterson focus on the influence that Germany has on the EU integration process, & on Germany's relationship with the EU generally. Each of the works makes a significant contribution. K. A. Larsen