CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2014
| Author | Wilhelm, James |
|---|---|
| Title | Drivers and Brakemen: Explaining Cross-National Variation in Support for European Foreign Policy Supranationalisation |
| Summary | A supranationalisation of European foreign policy would allow a departure from unanimous decision-making by relaxing required levels of internal cohesion – instituting the possibility of stronger European external action. Yet, since this would be a change of constitutional character, the consent of all member states is required. With this political reality in mind, this article seeks to analyse why some member states are drivers and others brakemen in moving towards a supranational mode of decision-making. It does so by analysing nationally aggregated public opinion data on supranationalisation as a proxy for member state behaviour in Treaty negotiations. On the basis of the findings, it is argued that national pride and degree of desired foreign policy autonomy from the United States are particularly powerful determinants of cross-national variation in support for European foreign policy supranationalisaiton. This has implication not only for the literature on European integration, but also provides lessons for practical politics about the possibility of European supranational integration in the sphere of foreign policy in the future. |
| Supervisor | Goldthau, Andreas; Pareja, Pablo |
| Department | Public Policy MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2014/wilhelm_james.pdf |
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