Germany and Greece in the Eurozone Crisis from the Viewpoint of the Neo-Neo Debate

Hedlund, André; Martins, Aline Regina Alves

doi:10.1590/1981-3821201700010004

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“…Thus, contrary to the constructivist assumption, the Europeanization might produce more inequality and national sentiments in the integration process. As an example proving this argument, Germany has emerged as a hegemonic power in the wake of the Eurozone crisis (Bulmer, 2014;Streeck, 2015), and this hegemonic position immediately triggered national sentiments in the Mediterranean members (Hedlund and Aline Regina Alves, 2017).…”

Section: Nation-state's Institutional Strengthmentioning

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(Re)considering sovereignty in the European integration process

Kaplan

2018

Asian j. Ger. Eur. stud.

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The World War II (WWII) as a great shock significantly weakened the European nation-state paradigm and gave the European elites a chance to achieve a 'paradigm shift' from 'the nation-state paradigm' to a 'federalist paradigm'. However, the nation-state's strong institutionalization did not allow a paradigm shift and the WWII actually created a 'paradigm duplication' in the European integration process. In this two-layered atmosphere, 'democracy' was conceptualized under the influence of 'federalist intellectual paradigm' but its implementation had to be achieved in the nation-state paradigm. Therefore, this anomaly has played a significant role in the recent stalemate the European integration process has faced. For example, the literature clearly shows the relationship between the sensitivity of European nations towards their national sovereignty and the rise of Euroscepticism in the European integration process. Moreover, the institutional and legitimate strength of the nation-state gives the nation-state paradigm a gravitational power, which gradually weakens the feasibility of the ideas originating from the federalist paradigm. As a result, this article argues that a more symbiotic institutionalization of democracy and sovereignty is necessary to make the European integration more attractive again.

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Section: Nation-state's Institutional Strengthmentioning

confidence: 99%

(Re)considering sovereignty in the European integration process

Kaplan

2018

Asian j. Ger. Eur. stud.

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Germany and Greece in the Eurozone Crisis from the Viewpoint of the Neo-Neo Debate

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(Re)considering sovereignty in the European integration process

(Re)considering sovereignty in the European integration process

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