Fritz W. Sccharpf
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- April 2004
- ISBN:
- 9780199257409
- eISBN:
- 9780191600951
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/019925740X.003.0004
- Subject:
- Political Science, European Union
Illustrates why the present institutional framework of the EU is no longer able to face new policy challenges. Provides an overview of general modes of EU policy‐making and then addresses concrete ...
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Illustrates why the present institutional framework of the EU is no longer able to face new policy challenges. Provides an overview of general modes of EU policy‐making and then addresses concrete new policy challenges faced by the EU (common foreign and security policy, eastern enlargement, and monetary union) with regards to the strengths and limitations of these policy‐making procedures. Scharpf presents an argument for limitations in recent EU reform debates, from the White Paper on Governance to the European Convention, and argues for new modes of European governance that will allow effective ‘Europeanized’ responses to new policy challenges accommodating ‘legitimate diversity’ at the national level. Begins with a brief overview of the principal ‘modes’ of EU policy‐making—defined by participation rights and decision rules—for which the labels of ‘intergovernmental negotiations’, ‘joint decision making’, and ‘supranational centralization’ are used, and then the new policy challenges with regard to the strengths and limitations of these present modes of policy making are discussed. The seven sections of the chapter are: The Challenge of Present Constitutional Debates; The Plurality of European Governing Modes; New Policy Challenges; The European Dilemma: Consensus Plus Uniformity; Two Non‐Solutions: Subsidiarity and Majority Rule; European Action in the Face of Legitimate Diversity; and Conclusions.Less
Illustrates why the present institutional framework of the EU is no longer able to face new policy challenges. Provides an overview of general modes of EU policy‐making and then addresses concrete new policy challenges faced by the EU (common foreign and security policy, eastern enlargement, and monetary union) with regards to the strengths and limitations of these policy‐making procedures. Scharpf presents an argument for limitations in recent EU reform debates, from the White Paper on Governance to the European Convention, and argues for new modes of European governance that will allow effective ‘Europeanized’ responses to new policy challenges accommodating ‘legitimate diversity’ at the national level. Begins with a brief overview of the principal ‘modes’ of EU policy‐making—defined by participation rights and decision rules—for which the labels of ‘intergovernmental negotiations’, ‘joint decision making’, and ‘supranational centralization’ are used, and then the new policy challenges with regard to the strengths and limitations of these present modes of policy making are discussed. The seven sections of the chapter are: The Challenge of Present Constitutional Debates; The Plurality of European Governing Modes; New Policy Challenges; The European Dilemma: Consensus Plus Uniformity; Two Non‐Solutions: Subsidiarity and Majority Rule; European Action in the Face of Legitimate Diversity; and Conclusions.
Ulrich Krotz and Joachim Schild
- Published in print:
- 2012
- Published Online:
- May 2013
- ISBN:
- 9780199660087
- eISBN:
- 9780191751646
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199660087.003.0007
- Subject:
- Political Science, European Union, International Relations and Politics
Chapter 6 examines the often diverging French and German approaches to successive rounds of enlargement of the EC/EU, from the two British bids for accession in the 1960s to the Eastern enlargements ...
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Chapter 6 examines the often diverging French and German approaches to successive rounds of enlargement of the EC/EU, from the two British bids for accession in the 1960s to the Eastern enlargements of 2004 and 2007. It sets out to explain the geopolitical and economic reasons accounting for these diverging approaches and highlights the respective roles of both countries during various rounds of accession negotiations. Despite their divergent interests and a greater French reluctance to open the EC/EU’s door to new entrants, France and Germany proved able to strike some important compromises and to settle crucial issues ahead of or during enlargement negotiations, thus bringing about complex European package deals linking enlargement issues to other major evolutions of European policies and institutions.Less
Chapter 6 examines the often diverging French and German approaches to successive rounds of enlargement of the EC/EU, from the two British bids for accession in the 1960s to the Eastern enlargements of 2004 and 2007. It sets out to explain the geopolitical and economic reasons accounting for these diverging approaches and highlights the respective roles of both countries during various rounds of accession negotiations. Despite their divergent interests and a greater French reluctance to open the EC/EU’s door to new entrants, France and Germany proved able to strike some important compromises and to settle crucial issues ahead of or during enlargement negotiations, thus bringing about complex European package deals linking enlargement issues to other major evolutions of European policies and institutions.
András Inotai
- Published in print:
- 2003
- Published Online:
- March 2012
- ISBN:
- 9780199260942
- eISBN:
- 9780191698705
- Item type:
- chapter
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199260942.003.0004
- Subject:
- Law, EU Law
Globalization, repeatedly postponed EU reforms, the substantial need for restructuring within member countries, and the corning waves of ‘Eastern’ enlargement — all of these factors point to the ...
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Globalization, repeatedly postponed EU reforms, the substantial need for restructuring within member countries, and the corning waves of ‘Eastern’ enlargement — all of these factors point to the urgent need for a new approach. This chapter is divided into two main parts. First, some common characteristics of the candidate countries are summarized in order to understand the driving force, expectations, and dilemmas connected with their accession to the EU. Secondly, selected strategic issues in preparing for the implementation of Europe's ‘project of the century’ are addressed from the viewpoint of both the EU and, more particularly, the candidate countries.Less
Globalization, repeatedly postponed EU reforms, the substantial need for restructuring within member countries, and the corning waves of ‘Eastern’ enlargement — all of these factors point to the urgent need for a new approach. This chapter is divided into two main parts. First, some common characteristics of the candidate countries are summarized in order to understand the driving force, expectations, and dilemmas connected with their accession to the EU. Secondly, selected strategic issues in preparing for the implementation of Europe's ‘project of the century’ are addressed from the viewpoint of both the EU and, more particularly, the candidate countries.
Ingi Iusmen
- Published in print:
- 2014
- Published Online:
- September 2014
- ISBN:
- 9780719088223
- eISBN:
- 9781781706572
- Item type:
- book
- Publisher:
- Manchester University Press
- DOI:
- 10.7228/manchester/9780719088223.001.0001
- Subject:
- Political Science, European Union
This book offers a timely exploration of the nature and scale of the emergent EU human rights regime by critically examining how and why EU intervention in human rights matters (with a key focus on ...
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This book offers a timely exploration of the nature and scale of the emergent EU human rights regime by critically examining how and why EU intervention in human rights matters (with a key focus on child protection in Romania) as part of Eastern enlargement, has had feedback effects on the EU’s own institutional and policy structures. By drawing on the human rights conditionality (particularly in relation to children’s rights) as applied to Romania, this book demonstrates that the feedback effects regarding children’s rights have transformed the EU institutions’ role and scope in this policy area both in EU internal and external human rights dimensions. The process-tracing dimension illustrates why policy issues emerge on EU political agenda, which is in line with agenda-setting processes, and why they persist over time, which reflects historical institutionalist accounts. It is also shown that Eastern enlargement has raised the profile of Roma protection, international adoptions, the disabled and mental health at the EU level. The impact of these developments has been further reinforced by the constitutional and legal provisions included in the Lisbon Treaty. It is argued that Eastern enlargement along with the post-Lisbon constitutional changes have generated the emergence of a more robust and well-defined EU human rights regime in terms of its constitutional, legal and institutional clout.Less
This book offers a timely exploration of the nature and scale of the emergent EU human rights regime by critically examining how and why EU intervention in human rights matters (with a key focus on child protection in Romania) as part of Eastern enlargement, has had feedback effects on the EU’s own institutional and policy structures. By drawing on the human rights conditionality (particularly in relation to children’s rights) as applied to Romania, this book demonstrates that the feedback effects regarding children’s rights have transformed the EU institutions’ role and scope in this policy area both in EU internal and external human rights dimensions. The process-tracing dimension illustrates why policy issues emerge on EU political agenda, which is in line with agenda-setting processes, and why they persist over time, which reflects historical institutionalist accounts. It is also shown that Eastern enlargement has raised the profile of Roma protection, international adoptions, the disabled and mental health at the EU level. The impact of these developments has been further reinforced by the constitutional and legal provisions included in the Lisbon Treaty. It is argued that Eastern enlargement along with the post-Lisbon constitutional changes have generated the emergence of a more robust and well-defined EU human rights regime in terms of its constitutional, legal and institutional clout.
