English
 
Help Privacy Policy Disclaimer
  Advanced SearchBrowse

Item

ITEM ACTIONSEXPORT
 
 
DownloadE-Mail
  Sterile Debates and Dubious Generalisations: An Empirical Critique of European Integration Theory Based on the Integration Processes in Telecommunications and Electricity

Schmidt, S. K.(1996). Sterile Debates and Dubious Generalisations: An Empirical Critique of European Integration Theory Based on the Integration Processes in Telecommunications and Electricity. Köln: Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung.

Item is

Files

show Files
hide Files
:
mpifg_dp96_5.pdf (Any fulltext), 136KB
Name:
mpifg_dp96_5.pdf
Description:
Full text open access
OA-Status:
Visibility:
Public
MIME-Type / Checksum:
application/pdf / [MD5]
Technical Metadata:
Copyright Date:
-
Copyright Info:
-
License:
-

Locators

show
hide
Description:
Contents
OA-Status:
Locator:
http://hdl.handle.net/11858/00-001M-0000-0012-59BE-F (Supplementary material)
Description:
New source: Schmidt, Susanne K. (1996). Sterile Debates and Dubious Generalisations: European Integration Theory Tested by Telecommunications and Electricity. Journal of Public Policy, 16(3), 233-271.
OA-Status:

Creators

show
hide
 Creators:
Schmidt, Susanne K.1, Author           
Affiliations:
1Institutioneller Wandel im gegenwärtigen Kapitalismus, MPI for the Study of Societies, Max Planck Society, ou_1214549              

Content

show
hide
Free keywords: -
 Abstract: Analyses of European integration processes are still dominated by the dichotomous debate between intergovernmentalism and supranationalism. Sides are often taken in this debate based on very case-specific empirical findings. An analysis of two cases, European telecommunications and electricity policy, illustrates how misleading such generalisations can be. The former case is often used to support supranational claims, while the latter highlights the importance of intergovernmental vetos. However, further analysis reveals the very parallel supranational policy approach of the European Commission to both sectors and the resulting weakness of the dominant interpretation. An analysis using a multilevel governance approach to European integration would avoid these difficulties.
 Abstract: Viele Analysen des europäischen Integrationsprozesses orientieren sich an der Theoriedebatte zwischen intergouvernementalen und supranationalen Ansätzen. Häufig fußen Stellungnahmen jedoch auf empirischen Einzelfällen, die solch weitergehende Generalisierungen kaum zulassen. Eine Analyse der europäischen Telekommunikations- und Elektrizitätspolitik dient als Basis dieser Kritik. Erstere wird oft zur Unterstützung supranationaler Erklärungsansätze herangezogen, währenddessen der zweite Fall die fortwährende Dominanz intergouvernementaler Vetos hervorhebt. Die nähere Analyse zeigt jedoch, daß diese Interpretation zu kurz greift, denn in beiden Fällen verfolgte die Europäische Kommission einen parallelen, supranationalen Politikansatz. Eine Erklärung beider Fälle mit dem Ansatz europäischer Mehrebenenpolitik vermiede diese Probleme.

Details

show
hide
Language(s): eng - English
 Dates: 1996-051996
 Publication Status: Issued
 Pages: 52
 Publishing info: Köln : Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung
 Table of Contents: 1 Introduction
2 Theories of European Integration and Empirical Evidence
3 Two Case Studies
3.1 European Telecommunications Policy: Successful Supranationalism
3.2 European Electricity Policy: Successful Intergovernmentalism
4 Explaining Different Outcomes: Beyond Intergovernmentalism and Supranationalism
4.1 Sector Characteristics and the National Situation
4.2 Member States' Interests in Telecommunications and Electricity
4.3 Supranational Actors and the Institutional Context
5 Conclusion
References
 Rev. Type: Internal
 Identifiers: eDoc: 530075
 Degree: -

Event

show

Legal Case

show

Project information

show

Source 1

show
hide
Title: MPIfG Discussion Paper
Source Genre: Series
 Creator(s):
Max-Planck-Institut für Gesellschaftsforschung, Editor              
Affiliations:
-
Publ. Info: -
Pages: - Volume / Issue: 96/5 Sequence Number: - Start / End Page: - Identifier: ISSN: 0944-2073
ISSN: 1864-4325