Samenvatting
The concept of differentiated integration (DI) has spawned a wide-ranging research agenda that has significantly advanced scholarly understanding of the complex and often uneven process of European integration. Discussions about DI have suffered, however, from conceptual stretching as DI has been applied to an increasing number of EU policy areas, including those that function on the basis of intergovernmental co-operation rather than supranational integration. To address this problem, we propose to distinguish between DI and differentiated co-operation (DC) as two subtypes of differentiation, depending on whether such a phenomenon occurs in a policy area that operates along the lines of integration or co-operation respectively. We illustrate the usefulness of this conceptualization by applying it to the cases of the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) and the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ). We conclude by highlighting avenues for further research that the distinction between DI and DC suggests.
| Originele taal-2 | English |
|---|---|
| Artikelnummer | 1 |
| Pagina's (van-tot) | 259-276 |
| Aantal pagina's | 18 |
| Tijdschrift | JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies |
| Volume | 61 |
| Nummer van het tijdschrift | 1 |
| Vroegere onlinedatum | 30 jun 2022 |
| DOI's | |
| Status | Published - jan 2023 |
Bibliografische nota
Funding Information:We would like to thank Florian Trauner, the participants of the UACES 51st Annual Conference in September 2021 and of the workshop on ‘Differentiation in EU's foreign and security policy’ at the European University Institute in Florence in October 2021, as well as the three anonymous reviewers for their encouragement and helpful comments on our article.
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