Author (Person) | Schimmelfennig, Frank |
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Publisher | Wiley |
Series Title | Journal of Common Market Studies |
Series Details | Volume 56, Number 7, Pages 1578-1594 |
Publication Date | November 2018 |
Content Type | Journal Article |
Abstract: The Euro, Schengen and Brexit crises pose important explanatory challenges to liberal intergovernmentalism (LI). In contrast with the historical context in which LI originated, they have threatened existing integration regimes with disintegration in a highly politicized domestic environment. How relevant does LI remain under these circumstances in comparison with its neofunctionalist and postfunctionalist competitors? A comparative analysis of the three crises shows that LI offers only a partial explanation of national preference formation in the crises. As a static theory, it fails to take into account endogenous preferences that may result from path-dependence (in the euro crisis) or politicization (in the Brexit crisis). By contrast, LI provides a convincing and indispensable analysis of intergovernmental bargaining. Further information: This journal article is part of a Special Issue titled Liberal Intergovernmentalism and its Critics. |
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Source Link | https://doi.org/10.1111/jcms.12789 |
Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |
Subject Tags | Challenges facing the European Union [EU], EU Integration Theory |
International Organisations | European Union [EU] |