Small States in the European Union: Coping with Structural Disadvantages

ISBN-13: 9781138260757 / Angielski / Miękka / 2016 / 258 str.

Diana Panke

Opis

No other study comprehensively analyses small states in a comparative perspective, examines their activity levels in EU negotiations and outlines which conditions are needed for the effectiveness of a broad range of strategies. An indispensable resource for students and researchers interested in how and under which conditions small states can influence EU policies and which of the small states are most likely to be successful.

Recenzje

'In this important and insightful volume, the author combines qualitative and quantitative methods to analyse the negotiation strategies and the influence of small EU member-states. It is the first major work to investigate the activities of all small EU members, including the states of the latest accession rounds. It does an excellent job in offering comprehensive insights into small state behaviour and an understanding of their degree of success and deserves a wide readership.' Ole Elgström, Lund University, Sweden 'Diana Panke's comprehensive study of the negotiating capacity of small states is required reading for Europeanists, scholars in comparative policy analysis and international relations. The small, through active negotiation strategies, expertise, positioning, mediating, persuasion and lobbying, can and do shape EU policy formation. The detailed case studies in lesser known policy areas (vodka, pesticides) demonstrate distinctions between Danish, Swedish, Irish and Belgian patterns of engagement vs. Greece, Portugal, Bulgaria and Slovenia. Panke advances our collective understanding of the role of the smaller powers in regional governance structures, and her work makes a significant contribution to the literature by tracing how EU policy making outcomes are negotiated.' Christine Ingebritsen, University of Washington, USA 'That the EU can empower smaller member-states is a generally poorly understood fact. Diana Panke provides a superb analysis of when and how this happens and the importance of their persuasion power. A must read for all those interested in the relationship between, power, interests and ideas in the EU.' Kalypso Nicolaïdis, University of Oxford, UK 'All in all, Diana Panke’s intervention is indeed a welcome addition to the IR and Europeanist literature in state negotiations in International/Regional Organisations. ... Through a most comprehensive approach, Panke demonstrates empirically how small EU member states can follow neg

Spis treści

Chapter 1 Introduction; Chapter 2 Small States in a Big Union: Facing Structural Disadvantages; Chapter 3 Mapping Small States’ Activities; Chapter 4 Theorising the Usage of Negotiation Strategies; Chapter 5 Why Some Small States are More Active than Others; Chapter 6 Mapping Negotiation Success; Chapter 7 Theorising Negotiation Success; Chapter 8 Quantitative Analysis: Negotiation Success; Chapter 9 Case Studies: How Small States can Punch Above their Weights; Chapter 10 Conclusions;

O autorze

Diana Panke, University College Dublin, Ireland