Explaining Decisions in the European Union

Erscheinungsjahr 2015
ISBN: 978-0-521-86405-3
Verlag: Cambridge University Press

Buch, Englisch, 382 Seiten, Format (B × H): 157 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 769 g

Explaining outcomes of decision-making at the European level has occupied scholars since the late 1950s, yet analysts continue to disagree on the most important factors in the process. Arne Niemann examines the interplay of the supranational, governmental and non-governmental actors involved in EU integration, along with the influence of domestic, supranational and international structures. This book restates and develops neofunctionalism - the most widely discussed and criticised integration theory - as an approach for explaining decisions in the European Union and assesses the usefulness of the revised neofunctionalist framework on three case studies: the emergence and development of the PHARE programme, the reform of the Common Commercial Policy, and the communitarisation of visa, asylum and immigration policy. Niemann argues that this classic theory can be modified in such a way as to draw on a wider theoretical repertoire and that many micro-level concepts can sensibly be accommodated within his larger neofunctionalist framework.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Niemann, Arne

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politische Systeme Verwaltungswissenschaft, Öffentliche Verwaltung
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein
• Rechtswissenschaften Öffentliches Recht Verwaltungsrecht Verwaltungsorganisation und -politik, Verwaltungslehre
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Europäische Union, Europapolitik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction; 1. Theoretical framework and research design; 2. The emergence and development of the PHARE programme; 3. The reform of the common commercial policy; 4. The communitarisation of visa, asylum and immigration policy; 5. Conclusion.

Über Autor(innen)

Niemann, Arne
Arne Niemann is a lecturer and research fellow in EU Studies and International Relations at the University of Dresden. He has published articles in the Journal of European Public Policy and International Negotiation and is the editor of Herausforderungen an die deutsche und europäische Außenpolitik: Analysen und Politikempfehlungen (2005).