University of Twente Student Theses
Power Politics in EU Foreign Policy : Explaining the EU's Approach to Economic Sanctions with Integration Theories: A Case Study
Weglage, Fabian (2022) Power Politics in EU Foreign Policy : Explaining the EU's Approach to Economic Sanctions with Integration Theories: A Case Study.
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| Abstract: | This thesis answers the research question “How do integration theories explain whose interest drive EU economic sanctions’ scope in different situational contexts?”. The research process is guided by taking into account the institutional architecture of the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy, which focuses on unanimity of the Member States in the Council and a limited role of the Parliament and the Commission. The three hypotheses each relate to one integration theory. The first hypothesis explains a liberal intergovernmentalist framework, in which Member States succeed to influence policy outcomes along their interest in economic profit. Similarly, the second hypothesis concerning postfunctionalism explains Member States’ success in influencing outcomes, though because of the politicisation of values. Last, neofunctionalism assumes a dominant role of the EU’s supranational institutions instead of the Member States in the sanctions process. To test the hypothesis, the thesis relies on official statements and documents and public news articles. The thesis concludes that along the CFSP’s constitutional structure, liberal intergovernmentalism determines the final design of sanctions. By this, the economic interest of some Member States (liberal intergovernmentalism) counters politicised values of other Member States (postfunctionalism). The EU’s supranational institutions do not have a significantly important role |
| Item Type: | Essay (Bachelor) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 70 social sciences in general, 89 political science |
| Programme: | Management Society and Technology BSc (56654) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/91662 |
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