5. Intergovernmentalism

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michelle Cini
Keyword(s):  
European Integration ◽  
Domestic Politics ◽  
The State ◽  
Integration Theory ◽  
Classical Approach ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
The Core ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Liberal Intergovernmentalism ◽  
Stanley Hoffmann

This chapter examines intergovernmentalist integration theory, with particular emphasis on the classical and liberal variants of intergovernmentalism. It begins with an overview of the basic premises and assumptions of intergovernmentalism, focusing on its realist underpinnings and the state-centrism that forms the core of the approach. It then considers the specific characteristics of the classical approach associated with the work of Stanley Hoffmann, along with some of the ways in which intergovernmentalist thinking has contributed to different conceptualizations of European integration. Also discussed are confederalism, the domestic politics approach, institutional analyses that emphasize the ‘locked-in’ nature of nation states within the integration process, and new intergovernmentalism. The chapter concludes with an introduction to liberal intergovernmentalism theory, as developed by Andrew Moravcsik, and some of the criticisms levelled against it.

5. Intergovernmentalism

2019 ◽  
pp. 69-82
Author(s):  
Michelle Cini
Keyword(s):  
Domestic Politics ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Integration Theory ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
The Core ◽  
Nation States ◽  
Liberal Intergovernmentalism ◽  
Stanley Hoffmann ◽  
Subsequent Section ◽  
Recent Version

This chapter provides an overview of intergovernmentalist integration theory, focusing particularly on the classical, liberal, and ‘new’ variants of intergovernmentalism. It first introduces the basic premises and assumptions of intergovernmentalism, identifying its realist underpinnings and the state-centrism that provides the core of the approach, before examining in more detail the specific characteristics of the classical approach associated with the work of Stanley Hoffmann. The subsequent section also examines some of the ways in which intergovernmentalist thinking has contributed to different conceptualizations of European integration. The topics covered in this section are: confederalism; the domestic politics approach; and institutional analyses that emphasize the ‘locked-in’ nature of nation states within the integration process. Next, the chapter provides an introduction to liberal intergovernmentalism, as developed by Andrew Moravcsik, which, since the mid-1990s, has become a focal point for intergovernmentalist research and addresses some of the criticisms of the liberal intergovernmentalist approach. The chapter ends by focusing on new intergovernmentalism, the most recent version of the intergovernmentalist approach.

scholarly journals 13. Taking Stock of Integration Theory

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antje Wiener ◽  
Thomas Diez
Keyword(s):  
European Integration ◽  
Theoretical Approach ◽  
State Of The Art ◽  
The State ◽  
Integration Theory ◽  
Test Cases ◽  
Historical Overview ◽  
Constitutional Development ◽  
The Core ◽  
Theoretical Perspectives

This volume has examined the state of the art in European integration theorizing with chapters which have presented and reflected upon the core theoretical contributions that have been developed since the early stages of studying European integration and governance. This concluding chapter provides a historical overview of the type and focus of each theoretical approach to European integration. It compares the respective strengths and weaknesses of each approach according to the definitions of ‘theorizing’ and ‘integration’ developed in the introduction. It also considers the first edition’s outlook on constitutional development and identifies current challenges that lie ahead. It argues that the different theoretical perspectives discussed in this edition demonstrate an emerging robustness of European integration theory. It suggests that the variation in approaching the respective ‘test cases’ of European enlargement reveals the need for both rigorously prescriptive and normative approaches to European integration.

scholarly journals Integrating the Öresund – What Kind of Region?

Federalism-E ◽  
1969 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-39
Author(s):  
Valgerdur Bjarnadóttir ◽  
Damian Gadzinowski
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Parliament ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Institutional Level ◽  
The Core ◽  
Nation States

The last fifty years in Europe has brought an increased co-operation between nation states and the birth of a considerable supranational institutional level. The most advanced cooperation has developed within the European Union. The set of mutual interactions between the European and national levels, known as a two-level game, had remained the core of cooperation and integration process until the 1990s. Since then a third level has evolved, namely the regional one. Regionalization as an answer to ‘Europeization’ or more broadly speaking – Globalization – has changed the traditional way of cooperation; however it must be said that it is a process of which the outcome is unknown. Regions, generally speaking, still do not enjoy enough power to be able to constitute as much influential body (the Committee of Regions) as the European Parliament. Nevertheless the tendency to give power down to regions is on its way.[...]

scholarly journals More than just a Single Market: European integration, peace and security in the 1980s

2016 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
pp. 48-62 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Piers Ludlow
Keyword(s):  
Eastern Europe ◽  
European Integration ◽  
European Community ◽  
Single Market ◽  
Southern Europe ◽  
German Unification ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
The Core ◽  
Peace And Security ◽  
East West

Economics was central to Europe’s problems in the early 1980s and its successes after 1985. But to view the European Community solely in this manner disregards the enduring importance of the quest for European peace. European leaders used the integration process as a mechanism to influence East–West relations and the Middle East. Peace rhetoric and symbolism sustained the core Franco-German partnership. European integration was crucial to the continent’s ability to peacefully absorb a huge shock in the form of German unification. And the Community’s role in exporting democracy, first to southern Europe, then to Eastern Europe, confirmed that integration was about more than just the Single Market.

Nieuwe wegen voor Europa? : De Europese Unie in het jaar 2000

Res Publica ◽  
2001 ◽  
Vol 43 (2-3) ◽  
pp. 343-368
Author(s):  
Bart Kerremans ◽  
Edith Drieskens
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
European Integration ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Eastern Enlargement ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Tony Blair ◽  
The Core ◽  
The Past ◽  
Year 2000

During the past year, the European integration process steadily continued along familiar as well as less familiar paths. This contribution gives an overview of the core decisions made within the three pillars of the European construction in the year 2000. Although the vast majority of these decisions were closely linked to the approaching Eastern enlargement of the European Union, new avenues have been followed during the past year as well. The debate about the finality of the European integration process gained, by way ofspeeches of European leaders like Joschka Fischer, Jacques Chirac, Tony Blair and Guy Verhofstadt, fifty years after the Schuman declaration, a new momentum.

scholarly journals CORRUPTION AS AN OBSTACLE TO EUROPEAN INTEGRATIONS

2018 ◽  
pp. 057
Author(s):  
Rade Bogojević ◽  
Tatjana Skakavac
Keyword(s):  
Civil Rights ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
18Th Century ◽  
International Community ◽  
The State ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
Latin Word ◽  
Harmful Effects

Corruption is not a phenomenon of recent times. It derives from the Latin word “corruptus“, meaning deterioration, blackmail, depravity, bribery, etc. The ancient Greeks and Romans faced this phenomenon and enacted rules aimed at its prevention and suppression. The practice of bribery is as old as the state itself. In the 18th century England, for example, the notion of corruption was associated not only with corrupt government but also with giving bribes. Despite numerous efforts of the international community to put an end to this problem, the fact is that many countries have not ratified the proposed documents of this type yet. In terms of criminal law, corruption-related offences in Serbia today include primarily crimes against official duties, crimes against the economy, and crimes against freedom and civil rights. In this paper, the authors examine some issues related to corruption in light of its harmful effects on the European Integration process.

Processes of European (Dis)Integration in Context of New Medievalism

2018 ◽  
Vol 3 (4) ◽  
pp. 120
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Spalińska
Keyword(s):  
European Integration ◽  
Middle Ages ◽  
Integration Theory ◽  
Western Civilization ◽  
Integration Process ◽  
European Studies ◽  
Economic Changes ◽  
Theoretical Apparatus ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Qualitative Changes

What is the source of the European Union’s crisis? Are disintegrating tendencies so serious? How the scope and content of member states’ sovereignty has changed within the years of integration process? The paper puts out a thesis that the answer to these questions can be found in the concept of new medievalism. This concept allows us to look at the EU from the perspective of historiosophy and civilization studies as well as globalization processes and qualitative changes in international politics. More broadly, this concept concerns the entire West, regarding social, political and economic changes which affect the position of western civilization in terms of its global domination. The “New Middle Ages” (another name for “new medievalism” in civilization studies) also refers to the European integration theory, providing a fresh look at the European history (this concept strongly refers to history) and interpretation of the presence at once. In the field of European Studies known is model of Europe as neo-medieval Empire, which provides the theoretical apparatus for research on changes of politics and power in Europe. The concept of new medievalism also investigates the risks of disintegration – that’s why it helps to understand the possible consequences of EU’s breakup. The aim of the paper is to present the interpretations of new medievalism, regarding the causes and possible outcomes of EU’s disintegration.

European Integration Theory

2017 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Political Economy ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Social Constructivism ◽  
Normative Theory ◽  
Integration Theory ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Governance ◽  
Liberal Intergovernmentalism ◽  
Emerging Issues

European Integration Theory provides an overview of all the major approaches to European integration, from federalism and neofunctionalism to liberal intergovernmentalism, social constructivism, normative theory, and critical political economy. The three sections of the text examine the topics of ‘Explaining European Integration’, ‘Analysing European Governance’, and ‘Constructing the European Union’. Within these sections, each chapter reflects on the development, achievements and problems of a number of approaches, and discusses historical and current issues of European integration. The concluding chapter then comparatively assesses the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and looks at the emerging issues. This edition includes two new chapters on European integration theory and critical theory.

European Integration Theory

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Antje Wiener ◽  
Tanja A. Börzel ◽  
Thomas Risse
Keyword(s):  
Political Economy ◽  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
European Integration ◽  
Social Constructivism ◽  
Regional Integration ◽  
Normative Theory ◽  
Integration Theory ◽  
The Third ◽  
Liberal Intergovernmentalism ◽  
Emerging Issues

European Integration Theory provides an overview of the major approaches to European integration, from federalism and neofunctionalism to liberal intergovernmentalism, social constructivism, normative theory, and critical political economy. Each chapter represents a contribution to the ‘mosaic of integration theory’. The contributors reflect on the development, achievements, and problems of their respective approach. In the fully revised and updated third edition, the contributors examine current crises with regard to the economy, migration, and security. Two concluding chapters assess, comparatively, the strengths and weaknesses of each approach, and look at the emerging issues. The third edition includes new contributions on the topics of regional integration, discourse analysis, federalism, and critical political economy.

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