Flexible modes of governance: Making CFSP and ESDP work

Diedrichs, Udo; Jopp, Mathias

doi:10.1080/03932720308457034

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“…Second, CSDP's formal intergovernmental decision‐making procedures are tempered by flexible modes of co‐ordination – for example, informal directorates such as the EU‐3 (France, United Kingdom and Germany) or the Quint (Gegout, 2002; Giegerich, 2006; Diedrich and Jopp, 2003). Furthermore, in the absence of Community law, actors make constant references to formal or informal benchmarks.…”

Section: Csdp and Security Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Governance and State Power: A Network Analysis of European Security

Mérand

Hofmann

Irondelle

2010

J of Common Market Studies

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A growing number of scholars argue that the development of the common security and defence policy (CSDP) should be analysed as the institutionalization of a system of security governance. Although governance approaches carry the promise of a sophisticated, empirically grounded picture of CSDP, they have been criticized for their lack of attention to power. This is because governance approaches focus on institutional rules and ideas rather than the social structure that underpins them. To refine the notion of security governance, this article analyses co-operation patterns through social network analysis. Confirming the governance image, it maps out a complex constellation of CSDP actors that features cross-border and cross-level ties between different national and EU policy actors. It is also found, however, that CSDP is dominated by a handful of traditional state actors -in particular, Brusselsbased national ambassadors -who retain strategic positions vis-à-vis weaker supranational and non-state actors. These actors are not giving up on state power, but reconstituting it at the supranational level.

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Section: Csdp and Security Governancementioning

confidence: 99%

Governance and State Power: A Network Analysis of European Security

Mérand

Hofmann

Irondelle

2010

J of Common Market Studies

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“…Defence belongs to the area of "high politics", which means that it is part of the core of the nation-state's sovereignty. However, some EU member states do regard the development of the ESDP as a step toward further integration; for example, the transformation of the ESDP into a "European Security and Defence Union" (Diedrichs and Jopp, 2003) and possible development of a common defence and security doctrine.…”

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European armaments collaboration and integration

Kenny

2006

Leadership &Amp; Organization Development Journal

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Purpose -The paper seeks to address the European Union's emerging role in the management of international security challenges and its implications for collaboration in armaments procurement. While the former is about integrating member governments at policy level, the latter concerns organising states' defence industries into a cohesive and competitive supply base. Design/methodology/approach -Theoretical frameworks include historic-comparative analysis and the bureaucratic politics model. Independent variable comprises state actors and interest groups, while the dependent variable comprises the outcomes in terms of defence policy and armaments collaboration decisions. European armaments integration is considered, contrasting liberal inter-governmentalism and neo-functionalism theory. Case study data are derived from official EU document sources. Findings -In general, national governments tend to protect important industrial actors irrespective of ownership. Bringing market and defence issues closer challenges the traditional separation between "low" and "high" politics. The collaboration in armaments acquisition is ad hoc and somewhat piecemeal in nature. Structures have evolved in an attempt to integrate the armaments process with spill-over effect at policy level fostering armaments integration, helped by a more favourably structured and organised defence industry symptomatic of neo-functionalism. Co-ordination of European defence policy and armaments procurement through EDA should, in theory, lead to longer-term co-ordination, co-operation and integration between the member states. The latter may see it in their interests to integrate as they come to recognize that EU institutions lack the capabilities to make policies realistic. Originality/value -European armaments procurement and integration is not well researched; nor are the theoretical issues well understood. An explanation (model) of European armaments procurement integration is developed, along with an identification of key facilitators.

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Flexibilisierung: das Regelwerk zur Verstärkten Zusammenarbeit

2008

Das Politische System Der Europäischen Union

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Flexible modes of governance: Making CFSP and ESDP work

Cited by 9 publications

References 2 publications

Governance and State Power: A Network Analysis of European Security

Governance and State Power: A Network Analysis of European Security

European armaments collaboration and integration

Flexibilisierung: das Regelwerk zur Verstärkten Zusammenarbeit

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