The Irish EU Presidency and the Constitutional Treaty
Neutrality, Skills and Effective Mediation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6074436 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Andreas Dür (0000-0001-6621-7243, University College Dublin, corresponding author), Gemma Mateo (0000-0003-0924-3693, University College Dublin, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2008 |
| Volume | 23 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 59-76 |
| Publication date | 2008-02-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Irish Political Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0790-7184 • E-ISSN: 1743-9078 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/07907180701767997 |
| OpenAlex | W2086708120 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 5 |
| References cited | 17 |
Most practitioners and scholars concur that the Irish EU presidency of 2004 was an effective mediator in the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) of 2003/4. The presidency is generally credited with having facilitated a compromise in these complex negotiations that allowed for agreement on the Constitutional Treaty. Building on this assessment, we argue that Ireland’s neutrality on the most controversial issues under negotiation was a necessary condition enabling it to function as an effective mediator in these negotiations. When empirically examining our argument, we show that only a neutral mediator could effectively make use of the mediation tactics employed by the Irish presidency in the IGC. This argument and its empirical examination have implications for the literatures on international mediation and the EU presidency
Compromise · Irish · Law and economics · Mediation · Negotiation · Neutrality · Political science · Politics · Presidency · Sociology · Treaty · European and International Law Studies · European Criminal Justice and Data Protection · European Union Policy and Governance · Law · Philosophy
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The unseen hand in treaty reform negotiations
Mediation
Evaluating Presidencies of the Council of the EU
What Makes a Good EU Presidency? Italy and Ireland Compared
The Irish Presidency
The Power of the Presidency
Signaling Difficulties with Linkage in Crisis Bargaining
Political leadership and regime formation
An economic theory of mutually advantageous issue linkages in international negotiations
The Power of the Presidency in EU Council Decision-making
| Unique citing works | 5 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,31 |
| Citation span | 2010 - 2024 (15) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 5 |