The Neglected Integration Crisis
France, Germany and Lacking European Co‐operation During the 1973/1974 Oil Shock
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 7876587 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Lucas Schramm (0000-0002-3836-0496, LMU Munich Munich, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2024 |
| Volume | 62 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 583-602 |
| Publication date | 2024-03-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | JCMS Journal of Common Market Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0021-9886 • E-ISSN: 1468-5965 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1111/jcms.13518 |
| OpenAlex | W4383724228 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 22 |
When does European co‐operation and (further) integration not happen in the face of a major integration crisis? When do France and Germany not emerge as regional stabilizers, forging and uploading bilateral compromises to the European level? By developing a combined theoretical framework based on liberal intergovernmentalism and leadership approaches, this article analyses the European Economic Community's (EEC) reaction to the 1973/1974 oil crisis. Despite some favourable conditions, differences in domestic energy markets and relations with Arab oil‐producing countries complicated member state co‐operation. In turn, divergent economic philosophies and foreign policy priorities prevented France and Germany from filling the European leadership vacuum. As a consequence, the EEC did not find a unified stance on the Arab oil embargo, subordinated itself to US‐American dominance and undermined its common market via export restrictions for oil. The findings suggest that without minimum convergent member state preferences or compensating regional leadership, European integration and today's European Union risk stalling or even disintegrating
Dominance (genetics · Economic policy · Economic system · Economics · Economy · European integration · European union · Intergovernmentalism · International trade · Member state · Member states · Political economy · Political science · Resizing · Shock (circulatory · State (computer science · European Union Policy and Governance · International Development and Aid · Political Influence and Corporate Strategies
Process-Tracing Methods
Ruling the World
The Politics of Crisis Management
Building a European identity
The Privileged Partnership
The Franco-German Relationship in the European Union
Energy Policy in the Communities
Crisis pressures and European integration
Liberal intergovernmentalism and the euro area crisis
Narrating the Process
The Rise and Fall of Merkozy
Preferences and Power in the European Community
Leadership in Hard Times
Energy and the Future of Europe
Some differences, many similarities
The international energy agency
Walking the road together? EU polity maintenance during the Covid-19 crisis
| Unique citing works | 3 |
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |