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What is the main idea behind FUNCTIONALISM? also: is it descriptive or normative? |
Normative! FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTION.
Separate International Functional Agencies: individual technical tasks from governments --> to functional agencies.
Working Peace System. |
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What is the main idea behind FEDERALISM? also: is it descriptive or normative? |
Normative!
FUNCTION FOLLOWS FORM European Union of Federalists --> What about a European Federation? --> Ventotene Manifesto --> Hague Congress 1948 |
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What is the main idea behind FUNCTIONAL FEDERALISM? also: is it descriptive or normative? |
Descriptive! ECSC: coal and steel were only a starting point: the aim was to extend integration to all aspects of the EU community/economy! Emergence of West German State Similar to Functionalism, but difference is: there is a High Authority - a free standing agency/functional agency to supervise. |
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What is the main idea behind NEOFUNCTIONALISM? also: is it descriptive or normative? |
Descriptive!
Commission is the most important actor. Spillovers: 1. Geographical 2. Political 3. Cultivated 4. Functional |
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What is the main idea behind INTERGOVERNMENTALISM? also: is it descriptive or normative? |
Descriptive!
Governments are the most important actors. High politics --> Low politics. Low politics areas are where supranational governance can be exercised. High politics areas remain under government control. Criticism of neofunctionalism: governments don't just respond to pressures....they also act in a rational way! |
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What is the main idea behind LIBERAL INTERGOVERNMENTALISM? also: is it descriptive or normative? |
Descriptive!
Major choices in the EU = reflection of national government preferences... National preferences = based on national economic interests (not so much political biases/strategic security concerns).
Outcomes of negotiation: REFLECT THE BARGAINING POWER OF STATES.
THE DELEGATION OF DECISION MAKING POWER TO SUPRANATIONAL INSTITUTIONS REFLECTS THE WISH OF GOVERNMENTS TO ENSURE THAT COMMITMENTS TO ALL PARTIES TO AGREEMENT WOULD BE CARRIED OUT... |
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Explain Multi Level Governance... Is it an integration theory? |
NO its not an integration theory! MLG explains the nature of the EU that emerged from neofunctionalism!
MLG is a system of continuous negotiation among nested governments at several territorial tiers: supranational, national and subnational levels of government. |
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Author of Functionalism? |
David Mitrany |
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Author of Federalism? |
Spinelli |
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Author of Functional Federalism? |
Monnet |
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Author of Intergovernmentalism? |
Hoffmann |
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Author of Liberal Intergovernmentalism? |
Moravcisk |
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Authors of MLG... |
Gary Marks & Lisbet Hooghe |
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Author of Neofunctionalism? |
Two: Haas & Lindberg |
