DOSEI: Domestic structures and european integration; a multi-stage two-level analysis of constitution building in the european union

• Research unit: EU RFP
• Project number: 02.0313

Key words (English)

Economic Aspects; Scientific Research; Social Aspects

Alternative project number (English)

EU project number: HPSE-CT-2002-00117

Research programs (English)

EU-programme: 5. Frame Research Programme - 4.4 Life sciences for developing countries

Short description (English)

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Abstract (English)

This project will study constitution-building in the European Union using a multi-stage two-level-analysis of the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) to be concluded in 2004. We wish to answer two main questions: How is the process of constitution-building carried out? How can we explain the outcome of this process? Our project will relax assumptions on unitary member-state preferences and one-shot processes of constitution-building. We will examine the preparatory stage of inter-ministerial coordination, the negotiation stage at the IGC, and ratification in member states. We expect that the more non-unitary a member state government is, the more likely is an IGC agreement. However, we expect that when more alternatives for an agreement exist, their successful ratification is more endangered. Using a multi-pronged data gathering strategy, we will test these hypothese and assess the two-level character of EU constitution-building.

References in databases (English)

Swiss Database: Euro-DB of the
State Secretariat for Education and Research
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Swiss Project-Number: 02.0313