Franco-German Relations Seen from Abroad

Nicole Colin is a Professor at the Université Aix-Marseille in France and head of a Franco-German graduate college “Cultural Conflicts - Conflict Cultures”, which brings together doctoral students and academics who deal with issues concerning Franco-German reconciliation in the European and global context. Claire Demesmay holds a PhD in Political Philosophy and has been head of the Franco-German Relations Program at DGAP since 2009. Her research primarily focuses on German-French relations and on the European policy of France and Germany.

• Introduction.- Reconciliation: A definitory approach.- Motor of Europe as a potential role model for the Western Balkans.- From discourse to practice: A case Study from the Western Balkans on the transferability of Franco-German experiences.- The Franco-German reconciliation narrative from the Dutch perspective.