CEU Electronic Theses and Dissertations, 2018
| Author | Stoyanova, Valentina Ivova |
|---|---|
| Title | Differentiated Integration in Schengen: Opt-in or Opt-out? The Cases of Germany and the United Kingdom |
| Summary | The thesis addresses the question of member states’ choices to transfer or not competences to the European level and the respective implications of this for the nature of the European integration project. The paper approaches this question by focusing on the development of the Schengen Agreement within the framework of the European Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and examining the two diverging cases of Germany and the United Kingdom. This empirical analysis is used to test the basic theoretical assumptions of neofunctionalism and liberal intergovernmentalism as the two major theories of European integration. The empirical discussion demonstrates that despite the existence of functional logic of interdependencies in the integration process, states have been the major decision-making actors shaping the integration according to national interests and objectives. The findings thus provide evidence for the overall intergovernmental character of the European integration project. |
| Supervisor | László Csaba |
| Department | International Relations MA |
| Full text | https://www.etd.ceu.edu/2018/stoyanova_valentina.pdf |
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