The European Union as a ‘normative power’ and the normative voice of the European Parliament

Feliu, Laura; Serra, Francesc de Carreras

doi:10.4324/9781315713984-2

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“…The inductive stage also showed, where documents were available, that the Council was primarily involved in technical matters. As mentioned before, previous research suggests that the EP is the normative driver amongst the EU institutions (Feliu & Serra, 2015; Gfeller, 2014; Meissner & McKenzie, 2019). Another aspect that arose from the inductive analysis of EP documents was the separation between EU‐internal and third‐country considerations.…”

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confidence: 73%

“…The prelude to the RED II states: ‘In its resolutions […] “A 2030 framework for climate and energy policies” and […] “The renewable energy progress report”, the EP went further than the Commission proposal or the European Council conclusions, stressing that, in light of the Paris Agreement and the recent renewable technology cost reductions, it was desirable to be significantly more ambitious’. The inductive stage also supported the perception of the Parliament as the more normative EU institution (Feliu & Serra, 2015; Gfeller, 2014; Meissner & McKenzie, 2019), which is why we chose to examine whether potential differences in the input of the Commission and the Parliament affected the RED II process and its outcomes. We therefore analyse the Commission and Parliament documents separately.…”

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confidence: 95%

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Policy coherence for sustainable development and environmental security: A case study of European Union policies on renewable energy

Häbel¹,

Hakala

2021

Env Pol Gov

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Policy coherence for sustainable development (PCSD) and environmental security are crucial for achieving sustainable development, yet their intersections remain largely unexplored. In this article, we combine these two approaches to examine renewable energy policies of the European Union (EU). The EU is a key actor championing sustainable development, often considered to be a ground breaker particularly in environmental policies. At the same time, the EU aims to be a significant global security actor, and it has also recognised the role of environmental change as a factor for security. In this article, we explore whether the EU coherently integrates the sustainable development dimensions (society, environment, economy) in its renewable energy policies through inductive and deductive content analysis of key policy documents. Our analysis shows that the EU's renewable energy policies are not fully coherent with all dimensions of sustainability, particularly with respects to societal considerations and impacts on third countries.

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Section: Research Design and Methodologymentioning

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Section: Research Design and Methodologymentioning

confidence: 95%

Policy coherence for sustainable development and environmental security: A case study of European Union policies on renewable energy

Häbel¹,

Hakala

2021

Env Pol Gov

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“…Regardless of their overarching, unequivocal 'Turkey-fatigue', commitment to the preservation of Turkey's accession process prevails in the official discourses of both institutions. Contrarily, as the EU's primary 'normative voice' (Feliu & Serra, 2015), the Parliament seems to have officially 'closed its accession door for Turkey' following its successive calls to suspend accession negotiations and has made severe adjustments to its voting behavior on Turkey-related files since 2005 (Kaeding & Schenuit, Chapter 10).…”

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Current Trends and Future Prospects for EU–Turkey Relations: Conditions for a Cooperative Relationship

Reiners

Turhan

2021

EU-Turkey Relations

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This chapter summarizes the key insights derived from a three-dimensional perspective on EU–Turkey relations that combines the analytical lenses of (1) theories and concepts, (2) institutions, and (3) policies. It furthermore reflects upon the different periodizations of the EU–Turkey relationship. On this basis, we offer a systematic survey of the conditions under which cooperative trends in EU–Turkey relations could be (re)invigorated. The analysis shows that despite the high potential for reciprocity inside and outside the accession framework, the relationship currently rests on unfavorable conditions for cooperation on both sides. Important enablers of cooperative behavior—trust, communication, reputation, fairness, enforcement, and common identity—cannot properly operate in the current setup. The chapter puts forward possible means to allow for these enablers to facilitate cooperative behavior in EU–Turkey relations in the future. It concludes by discussing the future trajectory of the relationship and pinpointing avenues for a future research agenda for EU–Turkey studies.

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“…Moreover, the Parliament has been particularly critical and concerned with the role of other EU institutional bodies when incorporating and addressing this nexus. It emphasizes the importance of maintaining an inter-institutional dialogue on the matter, denouncing the lack of communication and feedback, especially between the Parliament and the Council (Feliu & Serra, 2015;Parliament, 2011b). It has also been critical towards other EU bodies, such as the Commission and the EEAS, calling them to make "further efforts with regard to the development and democratisation of countries of origin and to promote the rule of law, in order to tackle the problems associated with migration at their root" (Parliament, 2011a;Parliament, 2016a).…”

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Another nexus? Exploring narratives on the linkage between EU external migration policies and the democratization of the southern Mediterranean neighbourhood

Faustini-Torres

2020

CMS

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Since the beginning of the twenty-first century and after two turning point events -09-11 terrorist attacks and the 'Arab spring'both migration control and democracy promotion became central issues within EU foreign policy, in particular to what concern its relations with the southern Mediterranean neighbourhood. However, although many authors allude to the relation between these two policy dimensions, little is known about their linkage. On the one hand, the debate about EU external migration policies narratives has revolved mainly around the migration-security and migration-development nexus. On the other, whereas the developmental paradigm has dominated the root-causes approach little attention has been given to its political dimension. This article aims to overcome these limitations through exploring these other nexus: the one between these policies and the democratization of southern Mediterranean countries. To investigate this nexus I follow a Narrative Policy Analysis approach -the most suitable for investigating issues of high complexity, uncertainty and polarization, which seems to be precisely the case of EU external migration policies. Hence, drawing on longitudinal and interpretative content analysis of EU official documents covering the period between 1995 and 2018, this study seeks to expose the main narratives casted by the EU on the issue and to identify if there has been consistence or change in the stories and arguments over time and in particular, before and after the 'Arab spring'. Ultimately, the goal was to confirm the presence of this nexus by exposing its complexity and trying to understand its configuration. This is considered as an important step towards further disentangling the logics and impacts of the externalization of EU migration policies towards its Southern Mediterranean neighbourhood.

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The European Union as a ‘normative power’ and the normative voice of the European Parliament

Cited by 17 publications

References 1 publication

Policy coherence for sustainable development and environmental security: A case study of European Union policies on renewable energy

Policy coherence for sustainable development and environmental security: A case study of European Union policies on renewable energy

Current Trends and Future Prospects for EU–Turkey Relations: Conditions for a Cooperative Relationship

Another nexus? Exploring narratives on the linkage between EU external migration policies and the democratization of the southern Mediterranean neighbourhood

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