Do EU policies constrain government autonomy? Insights from the implementation of EU migration policies

Dados Bibliográficos

ID6405897
AutoresAsya Zhelyazkova (0000-0002-8504-949X, Erasmus University Rotterdam, autor correspondente)
Ano2024
Volume47
Fascículo3
Páginas595-618
Data de publicação2024-04-15
Peer ReviewedSim
Open AccessSim
TipoARTICLE
PeriódicoWest European Politics (JOURNAL)
Identificadores do periódicoISSN: 0140-2382 • E-ISSN: 1743-9655
EditoraInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/01402382.2022.2135247
OpenAlexW4307853171
IdiomaEN
Citações recebidas11
Referências citadas47

Pressures to comply with EU rules have allegedly eroded opportunities for national governments to adopt policies that they support. Conversely, research into differentiated implementation underlines that governments use their discretion to tailor supranational policies to national contexts. This study addresses these competing arguments using unique data on the implementation of EU migration issues. On the one hand, compliance with EU rules is expected to compel governments to transpose liberal migration policies, even when they favour restrictive measures. However, increased politicisation and differentiated integration are likely to increase governments’ autonomy to pursue restrictive policy preferences during transposition. The findings suggest that the constraining effect of EU policies is conditional on the importance that governments place on immigration issues and differentiated participation in the EU. Thus, it is important to consider both domestic and supranational conditions to understand fully the impact of external constraints on government policy implementation

Autonomy · Business · Discretion · Economics · European union · Government (linguistics · Immigration · International economics · Political economy · Political science · Public economics · Electoral Systems and Political Participation · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Migration, Refugees, and Integration · Public Administration