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Between Playing Hardball and Accommodating Generously? The Terms of Enlargement for the Integration of the German Democratic Republic Into the European Community

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 64, Issue 1, Page 268-292, January 2026.
Abstract Do norms impact state action, or are they purely instrumental and subordinate to material interests? I approach this long‐standing debate by analysing the European Union's (EU) enlargement terms. When the prospect of enlargement arises, the EU faces the dilemma of minimising resulting financial implications while fulfilling normative ...
Alexander Klein
wiley   +1 more source

Gifts, the law and functional rationalism [PDF]

open access: green, 1993
Myles McGregor‐Lowndes
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Regulatory Talk About Climate Policies: National Plans or Commission Streamlining

open access: yesJCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 64, Issue 1, Page 125-151, January 2026.
Abstract National energy and climate plans (NECPs) are a cornerstone of European Union (EU) climate policy. As ‘hard’ soft governance instruments, NECPs allow comparison of member state policies and monitoring of whether they reach EU aims. My argument is that NECPs can be analysed as regulatory talk, with both member states and the Commission using ...
Simon Fink
wiley   +1 more source

Drivers of Energy Policy Asymmetry Between Supply and Demand in the United Kingdom

open access: yesEnvironmental Policy and Governance, Volume 35, Issue 6, Page 1061-1072, December 2025.
ABSTRACT The scale of energy service demands and the efficiency with which they are provided determine the size of energy systems. As most modern energy systems are powered predominantly by fossil fuels, the size of the system determines the scale of the decarbonisation challenge enshrined in net‐zero targets.
Colin Nolden, Tina Fawcett, Nick Eyre
wiley   +1 more source

Learning from normal work in complex sociotechnical system—Case in midstream operation

open access: yesProcess Safety Progress, Volume 44, Issue 4, Page 704-712, December 2025.
Abstract The complexity of vessel‐to‐single‐buoy mooring operations conducted in midstream requires interventions and adaptability from workers to maintain operational continuity, given variability in normal work conditions. However, the same adaptability needed to operate in such a complex and dynamic environment can also lead to undesirable system ...
Luana Fernanda Marques   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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