The EU's decision traps : comparing policies / edited by Gerda Falkner.
| Other author | Falkner, Gerda. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2011. |
| Description | xiii, 260 pages ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | The EU's decision traps and their exits: a concept for comparative analysis / Gerda Falkner -- The paradigmatic case: beyond emergency exits in the common agricultural policy / Christilla Roederer-Rynning -- Overcoming the joint-decision trap in single-market legislation: the interplay between judicial and legislative politics / Susanne K. Schmidt -- One trap, many exits, but no free lunch: how the joint-decision trap shapes EU tax policy / Philipp Genschelt -- Financial market regulation: a 'Lamfalussy Exit' from the joint-decision trap / Zdenek Kudrna -- Liberalising the EU's energy market: hard and soft power combined / Johannes Pollak and Peter Slominski -- Environmental policy in the joint-decision trap?: the critical balance between 'market making' and 'market correcting' / Katharina Holzinger -- Social policy: problem-solving gaps, partial exits and court-decision traps / Dorte Sindbjerg Martinsen and Gerda Falkner -- Increased differentiation as an engine for integration? studying justice and home affairs / Florian Trauner -- The EU's foreign and security policy: incremental upgrading of common interests and the effects of institutionalised cooperation / Nicole Alecu de Flers, Laura Chappell, and Patrick Muller -- Organising exits from the joint-decision trap? cross-sectoral (non-)coordination in the European Union / Miriam Hartlapp -- Escaping joint-decision traps: national and supranational experiences compared / Arthur Benz -- The JDT model: context and extensions / Fritz W. Scharpf -- In and out of EU decision traps: comparative perspectives / Gerda Falkner. |
| Abstract | "Fritz W. Scharpf's renowned model of the "joint-decision trap' suggestes that the requirements of (nearly) unanimous decisions in the EU's Council of Ministers, combined with conflicting preferences among member governments, will systematically limit the problem-solving effectiveness of European policies. However, certain conditions have significantly changed in the 25 years since the theory was first posited. In particular, the unanimity rule has been replaced by qualified-majority voting in most issue areas, and successive rounds of enlargement have augmented the diversity of member state interests and preferences. The EU's Decision Traps examines the continued relevance of the model. It presents a comparative study on the differential politics in EU policies. Looking at the political dynamics in an array of EU activities, it analyzes breakthroughs as well as stalemates and asks why leaps occur in some areas while blockages characterize others. The dynamics that allow the EU to escape various forms of decision trap are analyzed in-depth, including those suggested by 'rationalist' theorists (supranational-hierarchical steering, treaty-base games, and arena shifting) and those suggested by 'constructivist' approaches (socialization). The volume concludes that when the EU is confronted with a high degree of problem pressure in a given issue area, these mechanisms will often not be available because most remain outside politicians' immediate grasp." -- Publisher's website. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2011929281 |
| ISBN | 9780199596225 |
| ISBN | 0199596220 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | JN30 .E947685 2011 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |