This paper takes a look at the debates surrounding EU enlargement from the perspective of norms entrepreneurship. It begins by introducing the challenges that come with enlargement including both administrative and financial commitments that EU members must bear as they enlarge. In the cost-benefits analysis, it would only mean that EU would enlarge in circumstances where benefits have surpassed costs.
However this is not always the case with EU enlargement. Consequently leading to the need for a search of other motives behind the enlargement which this paper has attempted. The question to what extent are norms the drives of EU enlargement? has been answered with two objectives. First the examination of when and how norms are formulated in the process of an enlargement and secondly the evaluation of the role norms play in making the final decision to enlarge.
This paper is using an historical approach has probed the debates and negotiations around EU enlargement from the Second to the CEECs enlargement accounting for the role of norms in shaping debates and framing members’ behavior. Finally this paper has concluded that in cases where the need for norms entrepreneurship superseded the calculations of cost and benefits, EU framed the enlargement as a norms exercise hence the conclusion that norms play a key role in enlargement.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Abstract
- EU Enlargement: A Norms Entrepreneurship Exercise?
- Introduction
- Norms and EU Enlargements
- Second Enlargement Round: Phase I-1981
- The Eastern enlargement/Fourth round of enlargement-2004
- Conclusion
- References
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This paper investigates the role of norms in EU enlargement by examining the debates surrounding the process from the perspective of norms entrepreneurship. The paper aims to analyze how norms are formulated and how they influence decision-making in the context of EU enlargement, specifically focusing on the second and fourth rounds of enlargement. It seeks to determine the extent to which norms, rather than economic considerations, drive the decision to expand the EU.
- The role of norms in EU enlargement decisions
- The formulation and application of norms in specific enlargement rounds
- The impact of norms entrepreneurship on enlargement decisions
- The relationship between norms and economic considerations in EU enlargement
- The evolution of norms and their influence on the EU's enlargement policy
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
- Introduction: This chapter introduces the topic of EU enlargement and its significance in the context of European integration. It highlights the complexities and challenges associated with enlargement, including economic and political considerations, as well as the growing influence of norms and values in shaping the decision-making process.
- Norms and EU Enlargements: This chapter explores the concept of norms entrepreneurship and its relevance to EU enlargement. It examines how norms are formulated and utilized in the process of expanding the EU, and how they impact member states' decisions and behavior.
- Second Enlargement Round: Phase I-1981: This chapter focuses on the second round of EU enlargement, specifically the entry of Greece. It analyzes the economic and political challenges faced by the EU at this time and how they influenced the decision-making process. It also examines the role of norms in shaping the debate surrounding Greek accession.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
This paper centers around the key concepts of EU enlargement, norms entrepreneurship, cost-benefit analysis, political and economic challenges, norms formulation, member state behavior, and historical analysis. It explores the complex interplay of these factors in the context of the EU's expansion process.
- Citar trabajo
- Calvince Omondi Barack (Autor), 2018, EU Enlargement. A Norms Entrepreneurship Exercise?, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/436003
