Poland and Slovakia : Essays on Politics and Economics.

Intro -- Contents -- List of tables and figures -- List of abbreviations -- Notes on contributors -- Chapter one: Analyzing the bilateral relations between the European Union member states -- Introduction -- Historical determinants of Polish‐Slovak relations -- Theoretical and methodological foundations and the origins of the book -- Organization of the book (overview of chapters) -- Chapter two: Polish‐Slovak political cooperation -- Introduction -- Dynamics of the relations in the bilateral context -- Brief assessment of the development of Poland and Slovakia's political environment (2004‐2016) -- Analysis of strategic documents pertaining to foreign policy -- Conditions and circumstances of Polish‐Slovak bilateral political relations -- Most important achievements and developments in Polish‐Slovak political relations -- Dynamics of the relations in the multilateral context -- Polish‐Slovak relations in the context of European integration and both states EU membership -- Visegrad Group as a sub‐regional, multilateral platform for Polish‐Slovak political relations -- Polish‐Slovak relations in the light of global system dynamics (between US and Russia) Pan‐Slavism vs. Euro‐Atlanticism -- Final summary of the political cooperation between the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Poland -- Chapter three: Slovak‐Polish cooperation in the field of defense and security -- Introduction -- Dynamics of the relations in the bilateral context -- Brief assessment of the development of the security environment between 2004 and 2016 -- Analysis of the strategic documents of the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Poland -- The overview of bilateral cooperation between the Slovak Republic and the Republic of Poland -- Dynamics of Polish‐Slovak relations in the multilateral context -- Cooperation within the Visegrad Group.

Polish‐Slovak cooperation within international organizations (NATO, EU, OSCE, UN) -- Final summary of Polish‐Slovak cooperation in the area of security and defense -- Chapter four: Economic relations between Poland and Slovakia -- Introduction -- Poland and Slovakia-economic relations in bilateral context -- Mutual investments between Poland and Slovakia -- Mutual trade between Poland and Slovakia -- Poland and Slovakia-economic relations in the sub‐regional context -- Poland and Slovakia-economic relations in the multilateral European context -- Slovak‐Polish support for the development of the internal market -- Cooperation for the development of transport infrastructure -- Missed opportunities in Slovak‐Polish cooperation -- Final remarks on economic relations between Slovakia and Poland -- Chapter five: Polish‐Slovak cooperation in other fields of neighborhood relations -- Introduction -- Dynamics of the relations in the bilateral context -- Brief assessment of the legal framework for bilateral relations in the sectors of education, science, culture and regional cooperation -- Overview of Polish‐Slovak relations in the areas of education, science, culture and cross‐border cooperation -- Summary of development trends in the bilateral Polish‐Slovak cooperation -- Dynamics of the relations in the multilateral context -- Importance of the European integration processes for the Slovak‐Polish‐Slovak neighborhood relations development -- Poland and Slovakia's role in multilateral regional cooperation within the framework of Euroregions -- Final summary of Polish‐Slovak cooperation in the areas of education, science, culture and crossborder cooperation -- Summary and conclusions -- Combined references -- Documents, official statements and data -- Reports, Analyses -- Books, journal articles.

Other: newspaper articles, internet resources, miscellaneous sources. -- Index of names.

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