Party views on differentiated integration
Bellamy, R; Kröger, S; Lorimer, M
Date: 23 August 2021
Article
Journal
Comparative European Politics
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
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Abstract
Research on differentiated integration (DI) has by and large ignored the
views of political party actors on DI. Drawing on 35 semi-structured interviews
with party actors from seven member states and situated across the political
spectrum, we show them to regard DI as divisive and deeply political. We also
identify two little ...
Research on differentiated integration (DI) has by and large ignored the
views of political party actors on DI. Drawing on 35 semi-structured interviews
with party actors from seven member states and situated across the political
spectrum, we show them to regard DI as divisive and deeply political. We also
identify two little explored dimensions affecting their views: namely the wealth
of their member state (MS) and its prior experience of DI. Interviewees from
richer MS generally favour DI more than those from poorer MS, and those from
MS that have not experienced sovereignty or capacity DI welcome DI more than
those from MS that have. While the former tend to see DI as allowing both opt
outs for MS unwilling or unable to integrate further and enhanced cooperation for
MS able and desirous of doing so, the latter fear their MS being excluded
and relegated to a second class status.
Social and Political Sciences, Philosophy, and Anthropology
Faculty of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
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