TY - JOUR
T1 - Coordination of EU Policy Positions in Germany and Denmark
T2 - A Politics of Institutional Choice Approach
AU - Jensen, Mads Christian Dagnis
AU - Jopp, Mathias
AU - Nedergaard, Peter
PY - 2016
Y1 - 2016
N2 - This article examines the coordination mechanisms, in Germany and Denmark, which develop negotiation positions for the Council in the European Union (EU). The analysis studies these mechanisms through the lens of the ‘politics of institutional choice’ approach, which previous scholars have applied to examine EU coordination in Eastern and Central Europe. The results demonstrate that the approach travels well to EU member states in Western Europe. More pre-cisely, they show that the power of the individual ministers, as well as the type of government (minority vs. majority), are important factors in explaining differences in the way the two member states handle EU coordination. This strengthens the argument that the traits of the EU coordination mechanisms in EU member states are a function of power relations between do-mestic actors.
AB - This article examines the coordination mechanisms, in Germany and Denmark, which develop negotiation positions for the Council in the European Union (EU). The analysis studies these mechanisms through the lens of the ‘politics of institutional choice’ approach, which previous scholars have applied to examine EU coordination in Eastern and Central Europe. The results demonstrate that the approach travels well to EU member states in Western Europe. More pre-cisely, they show that the power of the individual ministers, as well as the type of government (minority vs. majority), are important factors in explaining differences in the way the two member states handle EU coordination. This strengthens the argument that the traits of the EU coordination mechanisms in EU member states are a function of power relations between do-mestic actors.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - EU coordination
KW - Germany
KW - Denmark
KW - domestic politics
KW - politics of institutional choice
KW - veto players
UR - http://www.jcer.net/index.php/jcer/article/view/639
M3 - Journal article
VL - 12
SP - 634
EP - 652
JO - Journal of Contemporary European Research
JF - Journal of Contemporary European Research
SN - 1815-347X
IS - 2
ER -