V: International Relations Relations Internationales
| Date | 01 February 2018 |
| Published date | 01 February 2018 |
| DOI | 10.1177/002083451806800105 |
| Subject Matter | Abstracts |
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INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
RELATIONS INTERNATIONALES
(a) International law, organization and administration/Droit international, organisation et administration internationales
68.993
ALARIAN, Hannah M. — Citizenship in hard times: intra-
Over the last years, the role of national parliaments (NPs) in the EU has
EU naturalisation and the Euro crisis. Journal of Ethnic
been upgraded in several ways, most importantly through the Early
and Migration Studies 43(13-14), 2017 : 2149-2168.
Warning System (EWS) and a new role in Treaty revisions established by
Demarcated by growing austerity, economic uncertainty, and EU-exits,
the Treaty of Lisbon. These provisions formally turn national legislatures
the past decade witnessed monumental shifts across the political and
into EU actors in their own right that can act both individually and collec-
economic landscapes of Europe. Citizenship is a stabilizing force in this
tively at the EU level, as well as independently of their national govern-
era of crisis, particularly for intra-EU migrants. In this contribution, I
ments. As a result, the EU legislative process now presents them with
examine how the Euro crisis impacted citizenship acquisition among
multiple arenas in which they can be simultaneously active — a perspec-
these migrants. Building upon the model proposed by J. Graeber’s article
tive so far neglected in the literature. This research agenda contrasts the
["Citizenship in the shadow of the Euro crisis: explaining changing
formal structures and the actual involvement of NPs; [and] proposes a
patterns in naturalisation among intra-EU migrants", ibid. 42(10), 2016:
conceptualization of this new role of NPs in EU affairs as "multi-arena
1670-1692], I discuss the relative importance of citizenship in times of
players". [R, abr.]
crisis from global and regional perspectives. I argue Graeber’s theory
presents a strong model for citizenship acquisitions during the crisis, yet
68.998
BALLER, Inger — Specialists, party members, or national
leaves the core dyadic structure and several inconsistent findings unex-
representatives: patterns in co-sponsorship of amend-
amined. [R, abr.]
ments in the European Parliament. European Union Politics
18(3), Sept. 2017 : 469-490.
68.994
ALONS, Gerry — Environmental policy integration in the
Tabling committee amendments is an important way for MEPs to influ-
EU’s Common Agricultural Policy: greening or green-
ence legislation, build coalitions, and give signals to constituents. This
washing? Journal of European Public Policy 24(11), 2017 :
article questions to what extent these coalitions follow party lines, na-
1604-1622.
tional lines, or the logic of informational specialization. Expectations are
The increasing multidimensionality of agriculture, linking the domain with
linked to the theories of legislative organization and tested using expo-
environmental, trade and food-safety concerns, has mobilized new policy
nential random graph models of the co-sponsorship patterns during the
actors bringing new preferences and ideas into the Common Agricultural
seventh legislature of the EP. The results indicate that representing the
Policy (CAP) debate. This article investigates the extent to which this has
same member state, sharing committee membership, and being affiliated
contributed to Environmental Policy Integration (EPI) in the CAP. It puts
to the same EP Party Group all contribute to the formation of recurring
forward the claim that an incomplete transformation in European agricul-
co-sponsorship ties. Furthermore, this study indicates that especially the
tural policy from exceptionalism to post-exceptionalism explains the
EU Left-Nordic Green Left has strong within-party co-sponsorship bonds
limited extent of EPI in the CAP. This claim is substantiated by a longitu-
and that Al iance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe adopts a pivotal
dinal comparative analysis of the CAP reforms over the last two dec-
link between left and right in cross-party co-sponsorship. [R]
ades, applying a multidimensional concept of EPI as process, output and
outcome. [R, abr.] [See Abstr. 68.69]
68.999
BELLAMY, Richard ; KRÖGER, Sandra — A demoicratic
justification of differentiated integration in a heterogene-
68.995
AMADIO VICERÉ, Maria Giulia ; FABBRINI, Sergio — As-
ous EU. Journal of European Integration 39(5), July 2017 :
sessing the High Representative’s role in Egypt during
625-639.
the Arab Spring. International Spectator 52(3), Sept. 2017 :
64-82.
Earlier scholarship assumed differentiated integration (DI) was pragmatic
and temporary and that member states should and would converge on the
The 2009 Lisbon Treaty institutionalized an intergovernmental constitu-
same policies. By contrast, we contend that many instances of DI can be
tion for managing policies traditionally a matter of national sovereignty,
normatively justified on democratic grounds of fairness, impartiality and
such as foreign and defense policies. However, important innovations
equity as suitable ways to accommodate economic, social and cultural
were introduced in the foreign policymaking structure to limit its intergov-
heterogeneity. We distinguish between instrumental, constitutional and
ernmental logic, in particular, with regard to the role of the High Repre-
legislative differentiation and relate them respectively to problems of propor-
sentative (HR). It was generally assumed that those innovations would
tionality, partiality and difference. Insofar as member states have unequal
have made development of a coherent EU foreign policy possible. Yet, in
stakes in EU level col ective decisions, reflecting their economic and social
one of the most significant tests for the EU’s foreign and defense policies
heterogeneity, or apply distinct constitutional norms to them, reflecting their
in the post-Lisbon era, namely the Egyptian crisis (2011-2014), those
cultural heterogeneity, then fairness and impartiality in decision-making
reforms did not work as expected. Notwithstanding the innovations, the
justify respectively instrumental and constitutional DI, while the equity of
HR’s role was diminished by the European Council’s strict control over
regulations when applied to relevantly different agents and agencies war-
foreign policy toward Egypt. [R, abr.]
rant legislative forms of DI. [R] [See Abstr. 68.1098]
68.996
APOLINÁRIO, Laerte, Jr. — Foreign aid and the govern-
68.1000
BERGH, Andreas ; DACKEHAG, Margareta ; RODE, Martin
ance of international financial organizations: the Brazil-
— Are OECD policy recommendations for public sector
ian-bloc case in the IMF and the World Bank. Brazilian Po-
reform biased against welfare states? Evidence from a
litical Science Review 10(3), 2016 : online.
new database. European Journal of Political Economy 48,
This article examines the relationship between the Brazilian foreign aid,
June 2017 : 3-15.
in the context of South-South Cooperation (SSC), and the formation of
Policy advice by the OECD has long been at the heart of academic
coalitions in the IMF and the World Bank. It explores whether the partici-
debates on welfare state reform, with frequent claims questioning the
pation of a country in the bloc led by Brazil in the two organizations
ideological orientation of recommendations. This paper constructs an
affects the volume of Brazilian foreign aid received by this country. As
indicator of perceived reform need for 24 countries, quantifying the policy
decisions are made by the Executive Board both in the IMF and the
advice contained in the OECD Economic Surveys around 1985, 1995,
World Bank, the study focus on the alliances for the selection of repre-
and 2005. These recommendations describe a policy consensus that is
sentatives in those arenas. Results confirm the hypothesis that countries
based on competition, work incentives, monetary reform, fiscal discipline,
that take part in Brazilian coalition for the formation of both the IMF's and
and labor market reform. Empirically, perceived need for reform is well
World Bank's Executive Board receive more foreign aid than those that
explained by preceding levels of economic freedom. In particular, coun-
do not. [R]
tries with more government intervention, lower property rights protection,
and more regulation are perceived to have a bigger reform need. [R, abr.]
68.997
AUEL, Katrin ; NEUHOLD, Christine — Multi-arena players
[First article of a thematic issue on "The political economy of policy
in the making? Conceptualizing the role of national par-
reform", edited and introduced, pp. 1-2, by George ECONOMIDES, Arye
liaments since the Lisbon Treaty. Journal of European
L. HILLMAN and Apostolis PHILIPPOPOULOS. See also Abstr. 68.94,
Public Policy 24(10), 2017 : 1547-1561.
441, 454, 468, 476, 755, 1347]
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International relations
68.1001
BRAZYS, Samuel ; PANKE, Diana — Push and pull forces
industry cooperation — investigates the specific case of Italian interaction
in the UNGA: analyzing foreign policy change in the con-
with the Agency. Despite the predominantly empirical focus of the analy-
text of international norms. International Politics 54(6),
sis, I argue that a detailed investigation of Italian interaction with the
2017 : 760-774.
Agency sheds light on unexplored aspects of its behaviour in the EU
This paper proceeds from the observation that states at times...
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