CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2009
| Author | Matejic, Nenad |
|---|---|
| Title | Multi-Level Governance and EU Foreign Policy: The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo |
| Summary | Recognizing a lack of work which utilizes the multi-level governance approach to EU foreign policy, the thesis seeks to contribute to this field by utilizing the recent European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX Kosovo). It seeks to present the multi-level and multi-actor network that exists in EU foreign policymaking. In addition, by recognizing the failure of the multi-level governance approach to include the influence of international level actors to EU foreign policy making, the thesis uses the case study to demonstrate the relevance of such actors and why they should be included in the utilized theoretical approach. The EULEX Kosovo case study demonstrates the importance of the national level (EU Member States) in EU foreign policy making, showing that they can exert significant influence and power. However, EU institutions undertake many of the tasks and authority when it comes to EU missions. The decisions are made at EU level (the Council). The institutions such as the Commission, the European Parliament and the Political and Security Committee play a major role in the preparation and implementation phase. Also, the funding of the mission is placed into the hands of institutions such as the Commission. Thus, the work of the EU level institutions is pivotal for the realization of an EU mission. However, the realization of a mission also greatly depends on the international level actors, who, as in the EULEX Kosovo case, can influence and shape the mission – influencing its deployment and altering its mandate. |
| Supervisor | Littoz-Monnet, Annabelle |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2009/matejic_nenad.pdf |
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