A constructivist approach to understanding the European Union as a federal polity

Datos Bibliográficos

ID7880903
AutoresRey Koslowski (0000-0001-8579-2235, autor de correspondencia)
Año1999
Volumen6
Número4
Páginas561-578
Fecha de publicación1999-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of European Public Policy (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1350-1763 • E-ISSN: 1466-4429
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/135017699343478
OpenAlexW1976387596
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas19

Constructivist approaches emerging in the field of international relations may be used to develop better federal theories for EU analysis by refocusing attention on political practices, intersubjective meanings and informal norms. Conversely, the detailed analysis of the EU which has been generated by using federalism as a theoretical prism, the rich theoretical tradition of federalism and policy-makers' common understanding of the EU in federal terms provide international relations scholars with a productive medium for gaining a better understanding of the emerging European polity. Keywords: ConsociationalismConstructivismEuropean UnionFederalismMaastricht TreatyRegionalism

Constructivism (international relations · Economics · European integration · European union · Federalism · Field (mathematics · International relations · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Polity · Positive economics · Prism · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Systems and Governance · Public Administration