Revisiting the asymmetry thesis: negative and positive integration in the EU

van den Brink, Martijn; Dawson, Mark; Zglinski, Jan

doi:10.1080/13501763.2023.2296940

Journal of European Public Policy

2023

DOI: 10.1080/13501763.2023.2296940

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Revisiting the asymmetry thesis: negative and positive integration in the EU

Martijn van den Brink,

Mark Dawson,

Jan Zglinski

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Enabling free movement but restricting domestic policy space? The price of mutual recognition

Zöllmer,

Grethe

2024

European Policy Analysis

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Free movement of goods within the EU is guaranteed via mutual recognition: any product lawfully produced in one member state must also be accepted in all other member states. While unleashing economic benefits from trade without regulatory barriers, mutual recognition potentially limits member states' ability to address societal concerns with regard to production conditions. This hypothesis is addressed via the case of farm animal welfare in Germany, combining a thorough policy analysis with 20 elite interviews. The results demonstrate how the discourse of inner‐European competition has discouraged policymakers to adopt stricter legislation over the past three decades, exemplifying the impeding effect of mutual recognition on member states' policies. Understanding these mechanisms is vital for handling regulatory diversity within integrated markets and offers insights into similar policy areas. This research contributes to the broader issue of national sustainability standards in a globalized world, where collective preferences increasingly collide with economic goals.

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Enabling free movement but restricting domestic policy space? The price of mutual recognition

Zöllmer,

Grethe

2024

European Policy Analysis

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European Solidarity Takes the Field: The Dimensional Structure of Political Competition in the European Union After the Polycrisis

Visconti,

Pellegata

2024

J of Common Market Studies

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Most studies investigating the dimensionality of political space in Europe demonstrate that European Union (EU)‐related issues are orthogonal to the economic left–right dimension. This literature usually employs survey items tapping into general support for the EU. However, the multiple crises that hit Europe after 2008 have polarized even Europhile voters on the more specific issue of European solidarity. This article aims to investigate how voters' attitudes towards European solidarity interplay with their position on the left–right and European integration dimensions, as well as specific economic and cultural issues. Empirical analyses employ original survey data collected in 2019 in 10 EU countries. Results partially support the expectations of regional differences in the dimensionality of the political space, with European solidarity more strongly associated with left–right, EU integration and immigration in Northern EU member states than in Eastern and Southern countries, in which voters are more likely to support solidarity notwithstanding their general political orientations.

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Revisiting the asymmetry thesis: negative and positive integration in the EU

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Enabling free movement but restricting domestic policy space? The price of mutual recognition

Enabling free movement but restricting domestic policy space? The price of mutual recognition

European Solidarity Takes the Field: The Dimensional Structure of Political Competition in the European Union After the Polycrisis

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