Regional integration of Central and Eastern Europe
according to Milan Hodža in 21st century
Regional integration of Central and Eastern Europe
according to Milan Hodža in 21st century
Author(s): Radoslava BrhlíkováSubject(s): Politics, Social Sciences, Public Administration, Sociology
Published by: Akademia im. Jakuba z Paradyża
Keywords: Central European Federation; Danube federation; Agrarian Democracy; Little Entente; Central European Peacekeeping Force; European security architecture
Summary/Abstract: The paper examines the prospects for closer integration and deeper cooperation among Centraland Eastern European states, particularly Poland, Hungary, Slovakia, Serbia, Romania, Bulgariaand Austria. It considers the possibility of a regional cooperation framework operating withlimited dependence on Western Europe or major powers such as the US, Russia and Germany.A regional bloc of this kind could function as a balancer in international relations and strengthenEuropean security, potentially enabling new security structures based on a Central Europeanpeacekeeping force. The analysis draws on Milan Hodža’s concept of a Danube Federation andhis broader vision of a regional federation stretching from Gdańsk to Thessaloniki. The articlereconstructs Hodža’s ideas, situates them in the interwar period and evaluates their relevance forthe 21st century amid EU crises and renewed geopolitical tensions. The study uses qualitative
Journal: Studia Administracji i Bezpieczeństwa
- Issue Year: 19/2025
- Issue No: 19
- Page Range: 147-162
- Page Count: 16
- Language: English, Polish
