1st Edition

EU Foreign and Interior Policies Cross-Pillar Politics and the Social Construction of Sovereignty

By Stephen Stetter Copyright 2007
260 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

260 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

272 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

This book offers an innovative theoretical and empirical analysis of integration in EU foreign and interior policies across the three pillars, from the Maastricht Treaty to the Treaty of Nice. The establishment of the three pillar structure with the Maastricht Treaty has been one of the key transformations of European governance. This divided EU policies into three main areas: European... Read more

1. Introduction  Part 1: Theoretical Framework: Addressing the Functional Dynamics in the Integration of Foreign and Interior Policies at the EU Level  2. The Construction of an EU Insider/Outsider Distinction  Part 2: The Institutional and Substantive Dynamics of Cross-Pillarization  3. Authority Delegation to Supranational Actors: Primary Capabilities  4. Authority Delegation in Between Treaty Reforms: The Secondary Capabilities of Supranational Actors  5. Substantive Cross-Pillar Linkages in Foreign and Interior Affairs: The Cases of EU Middle East and Migration Policies  Part 3: Policy-Making in Cross-Pillar Settings: Actor Preferences and Policy-Making Dynamics  6. The Divergent Policy Preferences of Supranational Actors in Foreign and Interior Policies: Tackling the Myth of Supranational Unity  7. Patterns of Policy-Making in EU Foreign and Interior Policies: Executive Dominance and Co-Ordination Problems  8. Conclusion  Bibliography

Biography

Stephen Stetter