30 Questions
According to the text, which theory foresaw a proliferation of flexible task-oriented international organizations as a means to address human needs?
Functionalist theory
In the context of European Integration Theory, what is the key variable determining social engagement in security communities?
Communication
Who selects the functions and bureaucracies in the context of integration by function rather than politics, as mentioned in the text?
Member states
Does the federalist idea propose that a European integration process should be settled on fixed constitutional norms which divide authority between member states and the EU?
Yes, always
According to the text, what diminishes the prospect of war and forms security communities?
Communication
Can we confirm that the EU is a federal organization according to the text?
It depends on member states' decisions
Is federalism merely an ideology of a European superstate according to the text?
No, never
Which theoretical approach to understanding European integration emphasizes the role of non-state actors in driving further integration?
Neofunctionalism
According to the Schuman Declaration of 1950, what was proposed as a first step towards European federation?
Pooling of coal and steel production under a common High Authority
Which concept argues that communication is the key factor in social engagement in communities?
Transactionalism
What impact does transnational society have on European integration organizations, according to the text?
It facilitates deeper integration
Which approach to understanding European integration focuses on the advocacy of federal principles for dividing powers between member units and common institutions?
Federalism
According to Neofunctionalists and supranationalists, how can European integration crises be turned into opportunities?
Due to the institutionalization of supranational and autonomous actors, transnational interactions, and path-dependency of institutional responses
What is the main focus of the Schuman Declaration of 1950?
Pooling of coal and steel production under a common High Authority
According to Hooghe and Marks, what limits governments' ability to take necessary integration steps?
Euroscepticism in Member States
Which theory emphasizes that governments act as rational actors between domestic and European politics, engaging in a two-level game?
Liberal intergovernmentalism
In which type of policies does European integration occur where cooperation exists but sovereignty remains?
High politics
According to New Intergovernmentalism, what is highlighted as the importance in integration?
Deliberation and consensus-seeking politics
Which collective actors are favored in the case of a democracy and rule of law crisis?
Council
According to Moravcsik, what do governments engage in between domestic and European politics?
Two-level game
'No single theory can fully explain European Integration' - This conclusion indicates that:
'European Integration' is complex and multifaceted
According to the text, which author wrote about the EU's crisis response regarding the democratic and rule of law crisis?
Raube, K., F. Costa-Reis
Which article discusses European integration from the 1980s in the text?
Marks, G., Hooghe, L, and K. Blank
Who is the author of the article 'Theories of European Integration' mentioned in the text?
Rosamond, Ben
In which journal was the article 'European Integration and Supranational Governance' published?
Journal of European Public Policy
Who contributed a chapter titled 'Theorizing the EU after integration theory' in the book 'European Union Politics'?
Rosamond, Ben
Which article presents a liberal intergovernmentalist approach to the European Community?
Moravcsik, A.
Who authored 'Theoretical Approaches to European Integration'?
Saurugger, Sabine
'A Working Peace System' is a work by which author?
Mitrany D.
'European Integration and Supranational Governance' was published in which year?
1997
Study Notes
- European Commission and Court are key institutions driving European integration and responding to crises (Raube/Costa Reis 2020)
- Post-functionalist theories, such as Hooghe and Marks (2009), predict negative outcomes for European crises (Raube/Costa Reis 2020; Schimmelfennig 2017)
- Hooghe and Marks argue that Euroscepticism in Member States limits governments' ability to take necessary integration steps, leading to a mismatch of functionally efficient and politically feasible solutions (Raube/Costa Reis 2020; Hooghe and Marks 2008)
- European integration occurs in areas of 'low' and 'high politics,' such as foreign, security, and defence policies, where cooperation exists but sovereignty remains (21 Bachelor of European Studies)
- Liberal intergovernmentalism emphasizes that governments act as rational actors between domestic and European politics, engaging in a two-level game (Moravcsik 1993)
- Intergovernmental theories do not always predict negative crisis outcomes, depending on the intergovernmental constellation of integration preferences and bargaining power (Raube/Costa Reis 2020; Schimmelfennig 2017)
- In the case of a democracy and rule of law crisis, intergovernmental collective actors, such as the Council, and measures with the lowest common denominator are favored (Raube/Costa Reis 2020)
- New Intergovernmentalism questions the role of transfers of competences and socioeconomic interests in integration and highlights the importance of deliberation and consensus-seeking politics (Bickerton, Hodson, and Pütter 2015)
- Conclusion: no single theory can fully explain European Integration, and the impact of crisis on European Integration is multifaceted and complex
- Selected Literature: Bickerton, Hodson, and Pütter (2015), Dehousse (2015), Haas (1961), and Hoffmann (1961).
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