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Theories of the European Union Flashcards

1
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Define Intergovernmental Politics

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NATIONAL INTERESTS

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Define Supranational Politics

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ABOVE and BEYOND THE UNION/NATION STATES

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Why is intergovernmentalism and supranationalism important?

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  • because the EU is about the balanace between these two theories and the combination of these two theories is what makes the EU different
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4
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what is the main assumption of (liberal) intergovernmentalism?

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Member states are the main political actors in the EU

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what is the main assumptions of supranational approaches?

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the EU is a self-sustaining dynamic and is not easily changed through national interests

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What are the 2 dimensions of european integration?

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  • vertical dimension: depth of political integration

- horizontal dimension: geographical reach of EU membership

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What is vertical dimension: depth of political integration?

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  • competences
  • scope of political competences of the EC/EU
  • authority of supranational institutions
  • modes of decision making in EU institutions
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what is horizontal dimension: geographical reach of EU membership?

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  • membership
  • any european country can apply for EU membership
  • the EU council decides on applications
  • accession states need to comply with ‘copenhagen criteria’
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9
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what is the ‘copenhagen criteria’?

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  • stable democracy
  • liberal market economy
  • adoption of EU legislation
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10
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what external and internal factors have contributes to advancs in european integration?

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internal:

  • historical memories such as rise of facism and war
  • economic interests of key member states
  • leadership by national heads of governement
  • agency by supranational institutions and actors

external:

  • geopolitical /security situtaio: from cold war to post 9/11
  • division of tasks with other regional organizations(NATO)
  • democratization in countries outside of the EC/EU
  • global economic competition
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How do advances in horizontal intergration affect the vertical dimension?

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It creates pressure for institutional adjustment such as

  • downsizing the size of institutions
  • need for common representatives
  • to proceed torwards majority voting
  • establish the EU as a global actor
  • need for more distributive policies= greater costs

it also causes enlargement which diltues political integration and a driver torwards increased EU competences

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Maastricht Treaty 1992

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  • establishment of the european union

- transition to increased majority voting

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Amsterdam and Nice treaties 1997/2000

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removal of ‘leftovers’ from previous treaty (maastricht treat)

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european constitutional treaty 2003-05

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  • initiative to create a strong political union

- treaty failed in dutch and french referendums 2005

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lisbon treaty 2009

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  • adopts many ideas of failed constitutional treaty

- passed through parliamentary ratification

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16
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Both vertical and horizontal dimensions have advanced over time but especially strongly after….

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the end of the cold war in the 1990s

17
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How is vertical and horizontal dimensions linked with each others?

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increased membership(horizontal) creates pressures to re-define the competences(vertical) and institutional order of the EU

18
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according to the liberal intergovernmentalism theory what predictions do they have about the future of european integration?

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its open/ not clearly defined but no expectation of a steady dynamic towards ever closer political integrations

19
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what are the main assumptions of neo-functionalism(NF)?

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european integration is a gradual, self-sustaining process of ever closer political cooperation between member states

20
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what is the central element of explanation for neo-functionalism?

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‘spill-over’

  • functional
  • political
  • cultivated
21
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what are similarities(fields of agreement) between LI and NF?

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  • appraisal of european integration as a positive development
  • european integration as an elite driven process
  • rational, economic interests as key drivers
22
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what are differences between LI and NF?

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they dont agree on WHO european integration is dominated by, or HOW IT TRANSFORMS national interests, and the ‘ever closer’ idea

23
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Does NF believes the process of european integration is domniated by national interest?

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NO

24
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Does LI believes the process of european integration is domniated by national interest?

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YES

25
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Does LI believes that european integration transforms national interest, perceptions, and identities?

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NO

26
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Does NF believes that european integration transforms national interest, perceptions, and identities?

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YES

27
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does LI believe european integration creates a dynamic towards an ever closer cooperation between member states?

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NO

28
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does NF believe european integration creates a dynamic towards an ever closer cooperation between member states?

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YES

29
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Neo-Functionalism thinks that…

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-european integration transfroms national interests, perceptions and identities
AND
-european integration creates a dynamic towards an ever closer cooperation between memeber states

30
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Liberal intergovernmentalism thinks that…..

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the process of european integration is dominated by national interests

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