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Do Citizens´ Preferences on Immigration Reflect Governments´ Preferences? A Test of the Theory of Liberal Intergovernmentalism [PDF]

, 2020
The theory liberal intergovernmentalism argues that domestic preferences shape governments policy preferences. Liberal Intergovernmentalism has become one of the main theories in European integration theory but has also faced criticism. I find it interesting to test the assumption in the theory, in order to find evidence that can be used to strengthen ...
Norekval, Katrine Loven
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Contentious Issues of Foreign Policy in EU Negotiations. : Merging Liberal Intergovernmentalism and Negotiation Theory.

, 2006
An elementary precondition for the EU Member States to act coherently in the field of foreign policy is to reach a common standpoint on particular issues of the CFSP. Due to the intergovernmental character of decision-making in the sphere of the CFSP, the Member States reach a common position primarily through negotiations.
Hadvabova, Jana
openaire   +2 more sources

EU Treaty Reform in Theoretical Perspective. An Empirical Exploration of Liberal Intergovernmentalism and Historical Institutionalism [PDF]

, 2002
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Liberal Intergovernmentalism, Historical Institutionalism, and British and German perceptions of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy

Marine Policy, 2009
The aim of this paper is to determine whether British and German sea fisheries policies have been shaped by domestic factors or by European Union (EU) institutions. To achieve this aim, British and German perceptions of the EU's Common Fisheries Policy (CFP) were compared using two alternative theories of EU integration: Moravscik's Liberal ...
Craig Mclean, Tim Gray
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Revisiting liberal intergovernmentalism in CFSP: preference formation and the EEAS

Contemporary Politics
Liberal intergovernmentalism (LI) posits that member states’ preferences are domestically shaped and align with the positions of the largest states. However, during EEAS negotiations, major states had divergent views on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) integration, risking nonagreement.
Paula Lamoso-González
exaly   +4 more sources

Liberal intergovernmentalism and the euro area crisis

Journal of European Public Policy, 2015
ABSTRACTLiberal intergovernmentalism explains the politics to cope with the euro area crisis by the constellation of national preferences and bargaining power and by institutional choices designed to commit euro area countries credibly to the currency union.
Frank Schimmelfennig
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Liberal Intergovernmentalism and the Crises of the European Union

Journal of Common Market Studies, 2018
AbstractThe 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
Frank Schimmelfennig
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Liberal Intergovernmentalism, Illiberalism and the Potential Superpower of the European Union

Journal of Common Market Studies, 2018
AbstractAndrew Moravcsik has long argued that the EU is the world's second superpower, albeit a quiet and overlooked one. This article explores how the EU behaves as a global power, and how the illiberal turn may diminish it. We present Moravcsik's four core claims about the EU as the second superpower using the lens of Liberal Intergovernmentalism. We
Sophie Meunier, Milada Anna Vachudova
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Britain and the Negotiation of the Maastricht Treaty: A Critique of Liberal Intergovernmentalism

Journal of Common Market Studies, 1998
This article critically examines the liberal intergovernmental (LI) approach to bargaining in the European Union. It explores its analytical and predictive power in relation to the British negotiation of three dossiers in the 1991 Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) on Political Union: social policy, foreign and security policy and enhancing the powers ...
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Liberal Intergovernmentalism and Integration: A Rejoinder

Journal of Common Market Studies, 1995
Andrew Moravcsik
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