Complexity, Coupling, and the Future of European Integration
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12782827 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Nikolaos Zahariadis (0000-0003-2457-0561, University of Alabama at Birmingham, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2003 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 285-310 |
| Publication date | 2003-05-06 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Review of Policy Research (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1541-132X • E-ISSN: 1541-1338 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/1541-1338.t01-1-00007 |
| OpenAlex | W2002637018 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 7 |
| References cited | 39 |
Why is there more integration in some areas of the European Union than others? Analyzing the dynamics of the integration process at the “normal politics” level, I specify two conditions, complexity and coupling, that make integration in Europe more likely in specific policy domains. Integration is more likely under conditions of low complexity and tight coupling. Using these two hypotheses, I probe tendencies toward more integration in four areas: competition policy, social policy, agriculture, and foreign and security policy. Integration need not be just a matter of conscious design or bargain, but also the perhaps unintended consequence of interaction between the various actors at the EU level. I conclude that European integration is segmented and that a more integrated Europe is necessarily a more expensive Europe
Competition (biology · Coupling (piping · Economic system · Economics · European integration · European union · Foreign policy · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Social integration · Unintended consequences · Engineering · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies · Social Policy and Reform Studies · Ecology
Tourism policy, biodiversity conservation and management
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Ambiguity and choice in European public policy
Building better theoretical frameworks of the European Union's policy process
Lifelong learning in the EU
Decision-Making in the European Union
Representing Interests in the European Union
Regulating Europe
The Political System of the European Union
Politics against Markets
Negative and Positive Integration in the Political Economy of European Welfare States
The Limits of Safety
Theories of European Integration
European Social Policy
Acceptable Risk
Europe's Uncommon Foreign Policy
Europe's Uncommon Foreign Policy
The Capability‐Expectations Gap, or Conceptualizing Europe's International Role
Integration in small steps
Rethinking European Integration in the Competition Domain
The Political Economy of State Subsidies in Europe
Creeping Competence
Unintended Consequences
Plus ca change, plus c'est la meme chose? Attempting to reform the European Commission
Member states and the European Commission
Integration v. Regulation? On the Dynamics of Regulation in the European Community
Why State Subsidies? Evidence from European Community Countries, 1981-1986
The Social Charter of the European Community
The Social Charter of the European Community
Ideas, Paradigms and Institutions
Agricultural Power in the European Community
Explaining the Variable Utility of Disjointed Incrementalism
Theories of the Policy Process
Four Systems of Policy, Politics, and Choice
From the Positive to the Regulatory State
From protected development to market liberalism
Increasing Returns, Path Dependence, and the Study of Politics
| Unique citing works | 7 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,39 |
| Citation span | 2008 - 2016 (9) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |