Non-state actors and false dichotomies
Reviewing IR/IPE approaches to European integration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7879999 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Maria Green Cowles (American University, corresponding author), Maria Cowles (School of International Service, American University, Washington DC, USA) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 102-120 |
| Publication date | 2003-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/1350176032000046967 |
| OpenAlex | W3019299207 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 36 |
Many IR and IPE theories marginalize non-state actors in a manner inconsistent with their role in EU integration, governance, and policy-making. Yet multinational firms, NGOs, and advocacy networks are increasingly important players in today's global economy. This review article examines four theories/approaches that tend to ignore this development: neorealism, institutionalism, constructivism, and the critical school. To shed light on the literature's marginalization of non-state actors, I identify three false dichotomies: (1) the international versus domestic, (2) the public versus private, and (3) the "good' versus "bad'. The article provides empirical evidence to demonstrate why these dichotomies must be transcended and discusses theoretical developments that better account for non-state actors. Finally, I recognize a fourth false dichotomy between the American IR/IPE theories and the European comparative, political economy, and governance approaches. Rather than adopting one approach over another, this paper suggests that both schools of thought can benefit from one another
Constructivism (international relations · Corporate governance · Dichotomy · Economics · Epistemology · European integration · European union · Global governance · Institutionalism · International relations · International relations theory · International trade · Multilateralism · Multinational corporation · Political science · Politics · Positive economics · Sociology · State (computer science · European Union Policy and Governance · International Development and Aid · International Relations and Foreign Policy · Law
A ‘Rogue’ Gone Norm Entrepreneurial? Iran within the Nuclear Nonproliferation Regime
Post-Apartheid South Africa and African Continental Integration
The role of European (transnational) business actors in the emergence of a boundary spanning policy regime in European education and employment
The political economy of Greek–Turkish relations
Realism, Constructivism, and Intelligence Analysis
Levels of Analysis as an Instrument to Assess the Evolution of Eu-Russian Relations
Common pharmaceutical market and Eurasian integration
Italian National Interest in the Renovated Political-Military Strategy
In the Vanguard of Scientific Research
Ireland
The European area of freedom, security and justice and Europe’s migration crisis
Unionism in Scotland
FRG
European studies
Neutral states at the crossroad
It’s not all about the money
Lobbying the lobbyists
Institutional Levels of Analysis and the Evolution of Russia-EU Relations
The Christian Churches as Special Participants in European Integration
Whose Europe is it
Analyser la participation des entreprises de sécurité et de défense dans la politique européenne de gestion des frontières par le prisme du travail politique
Telling stories about European Union Health Law
Who Gives, Who Gets, and How do We Know? The Promises and Limitations of Administrative Data for Cross-border Philanthropy Tracking
Advocacy Networks Through a Multidisciplinary Lens
Exploring the contribution of NGOs to European education governance through social network analysis
Non‐State Actors and the New Intergovernmentalism
Informal power in regional organizations
Researching Interest Group Politics in Europe and Elsewhere
Is the European Medical Products Authorisation Regulation Equipped to Cope with the Challenges of Nanomedicines
Reordering the Marketplace
Interest groups and strategic constructivism
Does government funding depoliticize non-governmental organizations? Examining evidence from Europe
Learning from Europe? EU Studies and the Re-thinking of ‘International Relations
The enlargement of international organisations
The alignment of parties and interest groups in EU legislative politics. A tale of two different worlds
Beyond state/non-state divides
| Unique citing works | 36 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 1,71 |
| Citation span | 2005 - 2026 (22) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 36 |