Opting Out of the European Union - Diplomacy, Sovereignty and European Integration

"Opting Out of the European Union European integration continues to deepen despite major crises and attempts to take back sovereignty. A growing number of member states are reacting to a more constraining EU by negotiating opt-outs. This book provides the first in-depth account of how opt-outs work in practice. It examines the most controversial cases of differentiated integration: the British and Danish opt- outs from Economic and Monetary Union and European policies on borders, asylum, migration, internal security and justice. Drawing on over one hundred interviews with national representatives and EU officials, the author demonstrates how representatives manage the stigma of opting out, allowing them to influence even political sensitive areas coveredby their opt- outs. Developing a practice approach to European integration, the book shows how everyday negotiations transform national interests into European ideals. It is usually assumed that states opt out to preserve sovereignty, but Adler-Nissen argues that national opt-outs may actually reinforce the integration process"--

Product details

• Authors: Rebecca Adler Nissen, Rebecca Adler-Nissen
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 14.08.2014
• EAN: 9781107043213
• ISBN: 978-1-107-04321-3
• No. of pages: 266
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / American Government / General, International Relations, Politics & government, EU (European Union), International institutions, EU & European institutions