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Paul
Nom de l'expert
MAURICE

Intitulé du poste
Domaine d'expertises En

Research Interests:

  • German domestic politics, political parties and electoral geography in Germany
  • Germany on the world stage
  • Foreign and Security Policy of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • French-German relations and of European Integration
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Biographie En

Paul Maurice has been Secretary General of The Study Committee on Franco-German Relations (Cerfa) since September 2024. He was Head of the Unit for Germany, Alpine and Adriatic Europe at the European Union Direction of the Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs from September 2022 to August 2024. He was previously a Research Fellow at Cerfa at the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri) from March 2020 to August 2022, where he worked particularly on issues of German domestic policy and Franco-German relations within the framework of European integration.

Paul Maurice studied contemporary history and international relations at the University of Paris-Sorbonne and the Freie Universität of Berlin and holds a Master’s degree in Contemporary History (specializing in Germanic worlds) from the University of Paris-Sorbonne in 2015. His doctoral research in contemporary history at Sorbonne University, conducted under joint supervision with the Universität des Saarlandes and within the framework of UMR Sirice (Sorbonne, Identities, International Relations, and Civilizations of Europe), focuses on East Germany.

He also teaches at Sciences Po as part of the Master of the School of Public Affairs. He is a member of the editorial board of the journal Allemagne d'aujourd'hui.

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Thirty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall: what’s new in the East?

Date de publication
07 November 2024
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As we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall on November 9, 2024, let’s start from the premise that the Berlin Wall did not “fall” on the night of November 9, 1989. 

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Allemagne d'aujourd'hui 2023/2 (N° 244)

DOSSIER - 60th anniversary of the Elysée Treaty (1963) and implementation of the Treaty of Aachen (2019): where do Franco-German relations stand?

Date de publication
29 June 2023
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On January 23, 2023, France and Germany celebrated the 60th anniversary of the Élysée Treaty. This is an opportunity for us to analyze the state of relations between the two countries, and the contribution made by the Treaty of Aachen, which was added in 2019.

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After Mali, what Commitment from Germany in the Sahel?

Date de publication
23 June 2022
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Germany, despite the reluctance of its public opinion, is committed to supporting security in the Sahel, notably through its participation in the European Union Training Mission in Mali (EUTM) and recently in Niger, and in the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA).

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The Weimar Triangle Three Decades After Its Foundation: Review and Prospects

Date de publication
14 March 2022
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When it was founded in August 1991, the Weimar Triangle was intended as a forum for trilateral consultations between the foreign ministers of France, the Federal Republic of Germany, and Poland on the future of Europe after the end of the Cold War.

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A “New Era”? Toward a Realignment of German Foreign Policy after the Russian Invasion of Ukraine

Date de publication
07 March 2022
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s speech to the Bundestag on February 27, 2022, announced a new orientation in foreign policy and challenged the principles that had been the consensus in Germany for the past thirty years.

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What Perspectives for Europe? The Political Parties in Germany and European Integration

Date de publication
10 December 2021
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The grand coalition’s record on European policy is mixed. On budgetary issues, the CDU-CSU and SPD were able to implement the agreements in the coalition agreement, but on fundamental reforms of the European Union, only small steps were taken.

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A Changing Germany: The Party System Tested in the 2021 German Federal Elections

Date de publication
05 October 2021
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The German federal elections of September 26, 2021 were marked by the departure of the outgoing chancellor, Angela Merkel, who was not seeking re-election. The scattering of the vote and the high volatility of voters have led to a redefinition of the landscape and geography of parties in Germany.

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Germany/European Union: Angela Merkel’s Ambiguous Legacy

Date de publication
07 September 2021
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Angela Merkel is ending her fourth term as German Chancellor. Although she has made a number of statements demonstrating her commitment to the European project, her record in this area nevertheless appears to be mixed. 

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Advancing Europe: Green for Danger?

Date de publication
15 July 2021
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In France, the prospect of the Greens entering the German government this fall raises both hopes and fears.

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A “Coronavirus Presidency”: The Consequences of the Health Crisis for the German Presidency of the Council of the EU

Date de publication
21 June 2021
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On July 1, 2020, Germany assumed the six-month EU Council Presidency, at a time of global pandemic crisis. This presidency has thus quickly become a “corona presidency” in its objectives and functioning, itself a victim of the pandemic.

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