Mobility and European Integration

Politicians, Professionals and the Foundation of the ECMT

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ID10248995
AuthorsChristian Henrich-Franke (University of Siegen, corresponding author)
Year2008
Volume29
Issue1
Pages64-82
Publication date2008-03-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueThe Journal of Transport History (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0022-5266 • E-ISSN: 1759-3999
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.7227/tjth.29.1.6
OpenAlexW2000125797
LanguageEN
Citations received8

The European Conference of Ministers of Transport (ECMT) was founded in October 1953 as a way for Ministries of Transport delegates to discuss and make decisions regarding regulations that are politically non-binding. Part of this decision making hinged upon coming to consensus on such contentious matters as supranationalism versus intergovernmentalism; transport professionals versus the non-expert political class; liberalism versus coordination. Formed from the collapse of the 'sectoral approach' to European transport integration, the ECMT created a platform for transport professionals to begin have an influence in efforts to consolidate and unify Europe's various transportation systems. This influence, however, is seen as more implicit than explicit, as the opportunities of transport professionals to offer technical expertise to the ECMT was limited and often overruled by politicians. But as policy makers, ECMT transport professionals included political considerations in their policy making, becoming influential more by their actions than merely by their consultative expertise

Business · European integration · European union · Intergovernmentalism · International trade · Law and economics · Political science · Politics · Public relations · Public transport · Sociology · Transport engineering · Transport Policy · Transport system · Engineering · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Public Administration

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