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Increased Vertical Coherence of EU's Foreign Policy through Institutional Changes - Desirable but Unachiveable?

Håkansson, Sarah LU (2014) STVM23 20141
Department of Political Science
Abstract
The question of why institutional changes would affect the vertical coherence of the European Union’s foreign policy is addressed in this thesis. In answering the research question propositions on why institutional changes would have an effect on state behaviour, thereby policy outcome, are derived from both the normative and the rational choice versions of institutionalism. The proposition: changes in the normative foundation of an institution stem from the normative institutionalism, whereas the proposition: changes in the hierarchical structure on coordination is derived from the rational choice institutionalism. These are in turn compared over time to the vertical coherence of EU’s foreign policy at the First Committee of the United... (More)
The question of why institutional changes would affect the vertical coherence of the European Union’s foreign policy is addressed in this thesis. In answering the research question propositions on why institutional changes would have an effect on state behaviour, thereby policy outcome, are derived from both the normative and the rational choice versions of institutionalism. The proposition: changes in the normative foundation of an institution stem from the normative institutionalism, whereas the proposition: changes in the hierarchical structure on coordination is derived from the rational choice institutionalism. These are in turn compared over time to the vertical coherence of EU’s foreign policy at the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. In order to determine whether the vertical coherence has changed, data is collected on the session meetings were the EU delivered statements on agenda items without Member States giving national statements at the same meeting and on the same agenda items. The findings of the research are as following: during the time period of 1998-2008 there was an increased vertical coherence of EU’s foreign policy, whereas during 2008-2013 the vertical coherence of the European Union’s foreign policy at the First Committee decreased. (Less)
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author
Håkansson, Sarah LU
supervisor
organization
course
STVM23 20141
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Institutional Change, Vertical Coherence, EU’s Foreign Policy, Normative Institutionalism, Rational Choice Institutionalism
language
English
id
4448221
date added to LUP
2014-07-07 14:44:16
date last changed
2014-07-07 14:44:16
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  abstract     = {{The question of why institutional changes would affect the vertical coherence of the European Union’s foreign policy is addressed in this thesis. In answering the research question propositions on why institutional changes would have an effect on state behaviour, thereby policy outcome, are derived from both the normative and the rational choice versions of institutionalism. The proposition: changes in the normative foundation of an institution stem from the normative institutionalism, whereas the proposition: changes in the hierarchical structure on coordination is derived from the rational choice institutionalism. These are in turn compared over time to the vertical coherence of EU’s foreign policy at the First Committee of the United Nations General Assembly. In order to determine whether the vertical coherence has changed, data is collected on the session meetings were the EU delivered statements on agenda items without Member States giving national statements at the same meeting and on the same agenda items. The findings of the research are as following: during the time period of 1998-2008 there was an increased vertical coherence of EU’s foreign policy, whereas during 2008-2013 the vertical coherence of the European Union’s foreign policy at the First Committee decreased.}},
  author       = {{Håkansson, Sarah}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Increased Vertical Coherence of EU's Foreign Policy through Institutional Changes - Desirable but Unachiveable?}},
  year         = {{2014}},
}