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Informationen zum Autor DANIEL FINKE is an junior professor for political science at the University of Heidelberg. He received his doctorate at the University of Mannheim and his dissertation is a politico-economic analysis of the "Constitutional Politics in the European Union." His research on constitutional and comparative politics has been published in European Union Politics! the Journal of Common Market Studies! the Journal of European Public Policy! Political Studies! the Review of International Organizations and the Journal of Theoretical Politics. Currently! he is conducting a research project on "European Legislative Responses to International Terrorism" as well as project on legislative behavior inside the European Parliament. Klappentext Since its legal foundation in 1993, the European Union has been challenged by three concurring developments. Its decision-making bodies groaned under burgeoning legislative activity, and Eastern enlargement was expected to limit law-making efficiency. At the same time, European citizens grew wary of EU politics and increasing integration. This book explains how European governments handled these challenges and, step-by-step, agreed on significant reforms which led to the signing of the Lisbon Treaty in December 2007. Drawing on unique survey data, European Integration and Its Limits provides a solid empirical analysis of the three most important intergovernmental conferences. It shows how far voters and political parties have been able to influence European treaty reforms, and it scrutinises the mechanisms underlying intergovernmental treaty negotiations in an ever-growing Union. The book discusses the domestic position formation process as well as the dynamics of intergovernmental bargaining. Ultimately, it explains European integration from Maastricht to Lisbon. Inhaltsverzeichnis contents List of Figures and Tables Chapter One: Perspectives on European Integration The Question The Arguments Agenda and Confl icts Actors and Process Positions The Method Chapter Two: The Conceptual Framework The Calculus of European Treaty Reforms Europe's Constitutional Quandary Why Effi ciency is Diffi cult to Attain Legitimacy and Political Integration A Cross-sectional Perspective Patterns of Intergovernmental Confl ict Preferences How Preferences Transform into Positions The Origins of Governmental Reform Positions The Process and Set of Relevant Actors Relevant Actors Procedural Constraints Summary Chapter Three: Patterns of Intergovernmental Confl ict Empirical Methodology Spatial Models Data Model Results Governmental Positions Substantial Interpretation Summary Chapter Four: A Short History of EU Treaty Negotiations Amsterdam Nice Rome II The Convention Summary ...
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By Daniel Finke
