Why is a Moderate Constructivist Approach Necessary to Analyse Europeanization of Foreign, Security and Defence Policies?
Europeanization refers to the impact of the European Union polity and policymaking on the national level. This article argues that a moderate (modernist)constructivist approach is necessary to analyse Europeanization of foreign, securityand defence policies of EU member states. This is because this...
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| Language: | English |
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Ankara University
2016-10-01
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| Series: | Ankara Avrupa Çalışmaları Dergisi |
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| Online Access: | https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/847218 |
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| Summary: | Europeanization refers to the impact of the European Union polity and policymaking on the national level. This article argues that a moderate (modernist)constructivist approach is necessary to analyse Europeanization of foreign, securityand defence policies of EU member states. This is because this approach attributesconstitutive and transformative roles to the social and ideational factors that emergeas a result of interaction in institutions. Furthermore, the intergovernmental andconsensual nature of the foreign, security and defence policy-making within the EUdo not lead to adaptation to rules, regulations and directives as tangible as theeconomic aspects of integration. |
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| ISSN: | 1303-2518 |