A Discussion On The Theories Of European Integration: Does Liberal Intergovernmentalism Offer A Satisfactory Answer?

Year 2015, Volume: 20 Issue: 2, 387 - 395, 01.06.2015

  Resch.Asst.Dr.Murat Coşkun

Abstract

Construction of European Union has puzzled the students of International Relations since its launch. Explaining European integration process has been a key research agenda for many academics. It brought approaches from different levels against each other. Some focus on the role of states as the main actors driving the process while others focused on the autonomous impacts of European Institutions built by the states as a result of “unintented consequences” or “path dependence”. This paper aims to focus on one of such approaches namely “Liberal Intergovernmentalism”. The paper aims to demonstrate that even though it provides a rigorous approach and seems to explain a great deal of the process hence arguably deserves its dominant position among theories on European integration, it is far from explaining the whole picture as it is impossible to explain a multi-level process via only state level factors. Hence the paper will provide a usefull discussion on European integration theories to encourage students of Europeanisation literature to grasp multi-level factors constructing the ever evolving European Union

Keywords

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AVRUPA ENTEGRASYON TEORİLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR TARTIŞMA: LİBERAL HÜKÜMETLERARASICILIK NE ÖLÇÜDE AÇIKLAYICI?

Abstract

Avrupa Birliği kuruluşundan beri Ululararası İlişkiler alanında çalışan birçok akademisyen için önemli bir araştırma sorusu oluşturmuştur. Bu nedenle Avrupa Birliğinin oluşumu ve evrilmesini açıklama amacı akademsiyenler için önemli bir araştırma gündemi sunmuştur ve farklı seviyeden yaklaşımları karşı karşıya getirmiştir. Kimileri devletlerin süreçteki öncü rolüne vurgu yaparken kimileri de devletler tarafından kurulmuş olmalarına rağmen birlik kurumlarının “istenmeyen sonuçlar” ya da “dönülemeyen yollar”nedeniyle bağımsız rol oynamalarına odaklanır. Bu makale bu yaklaşımlardan “Liberal Intergovenrmentalizm”e (Liberal Hükümetlerarasıcılık) odaklanarak her ne kadar son derece tutarlı ve açıklayıcı gücü yüksek bir yaklaşım olsa ve bu nedenle mevcut baskın konumunu hakettiği söylenebilirse de resmin tamamını açıklamaktan uzak göründüğünü iddia edecektir.Böylece makale Avrupa entegrasyon teorileri üzerine yararlı bir tartışma sunarak farklı faktörlerin gözönüne alınmasını cesaretlendirmeye çalışacaktır

Keywords

AB, Avrupa Entegrasyon Teorileri, Liberal Intergovernmentalism

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