Author (Person) | Wagner, Wolfgang |
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Series Title | Journal of European Public Policy |
Series Details | Vol.10, No.4, August 2003, p576-595 |
Publication Date | August 2003 |
ISSN | 1350-1763 |
Content Type | Journal | Series | Blog |
Article abstract: Critics have suggested communitarising the European Union's common foreign and security policy in order to increase its effectiveness. Drawing on rationalist theories of regimes and institutional choice, this paper argues that the delegation of competencies to the EU's supranational institutions is unlikely to make European crisis management more effective. Crisis management policy is best understood as a fast co-ordination game in which Member States react to international crises under tight time pressure. From this perspective, agreements are self-enforcing and strong institutions are not required. In particular, none of the functions that a delegation of competencies is expected to perform - i.e. formal agenda- setting, monitoring and sanctioning, executing as well as locking-in agreements - plays a pivotal role in crisis management. In contrast, the extension and application of qualified majority voting can speed up decision-making, which is the key to a more effective common foreign and security policy. |
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Source Link | Link to Main Source https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1080/13501760210138778?needAccess=true |
Subject Categories | Politics and International Relations |