CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2013
| Author | Priks, Ardi |
|---|---|
| Title | THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF THE COMMON AGRICULTURAL POLICY REFORM IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY: THE LOGIC OF MULTI-LEVEL GAMES |
| Summary | This thesis re-evaluates the Multi-Level Games Theory (MLGT) by applying it to the negotiations that led to the 2003 European Common Agricultural Policy Reform—also known as the Mid-Term Review (MRT). This theory was selected for re-validation because it had been used successfully in the past to study the CAP’s reform. The CAP is studied because of the puzzling persistence of its highly inefficient and controversial policies. Therefore, the task of a validated MLGT is to explain the lack of radical changes in the CAP. The analysis conducted with the analytical narratives methodology in this thesis re-confirms MLGT’s validity in explaining the MRT and highlights the need to properly account for the qualified majority voting rules that are used in the European Union’s decision making. The final chapter of the thesis applies previously accumulated theoretical insights on the future reform scenarios. When conceptualized under the MLGT framework, the ‘muddling through’ scenario of small incremental reforms that are intended to re-legitimize the CAP, instead of substantially improving the aggregate welfare of the society, is found to be the most likely scenario of the CAP’s future. |
| Supervisor | László Csaba |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2013/priks_ardi.pdf |
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