| Titel | Taking Advantage of Institutional Possibilities and Network Opportunities. Analyzing Swedish Strategic Action in EU Negotiations |
| Författare | Matilda Broman |
| Avdelning/ar |
Department of Political Science
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| Fulltext | Fulltext Àr ej tillgÀngligt i detta arkiv |
| Disputationsdatum | 2008-04-19 |
| Disputationstid | 10:15 |
| Disputationsplats | Edens Hörsal |
| Opponent | Associate Professor Magnus Ekengren |
| Publikation/Serie | Lund Political Studies 152 |
| Publiceringsdatum | 2008 |
| Sidor | 296 |
| Dokumenttyp | Doktorsavhandling |
| SprÄk | Engelska |
| Förlag | Department of Political Science |
| Sammanfattning Engelska | When core national interests are at stake, EU member states optimize their strategic activities on the European level in order to advance national preferences. Two cases are used in this study to shed light on such dynamics. The first case is Swedenâs strategic action within the transparency issue area, which in part defined the countryâs Council Presidency in early 2001. The second case is the EU chemicals policy where Sweden, as in the transparency case, harbours strong interests. The two studies provide opportunities for in-depth studies of the complex institutional setting and related EU negotiations within the co-decision context. Armed with a theoretical framework based on what is labelled institutional possibilities and network opportunities, the author proceeds to analyze Swedish strategic activities in the studied cases. These activities are categorized as framing; the use of expertise; manipulation; procedural tactics; leadership; mediation and coalition-building. The framework developed to analyze Swedenâs strategies is additionally used to trace and analyze the activities of other member states (i.e., France, Italy, the UK and Finland), EU bodies, and non-governmental actors. This multi-actor approach significantly broadens the empirical and theoretical scope of analysis and understanding. The theoretical contribution consists of a synthesis of rational institutionalism and network theory â informed by the sizable literature about negotiations in international relations. The author concludes that within co-decision procedures, the European Parliament has become an important ally â or opponent â for member states advancing national interests. The role and influence of the Council Presidency is identified as a uniquely powerful when promoting national interests through the European system. The study also demonstrates that strategies vary greatly across stages of decision-making, and that tactical approaches are configured differently depending on the context. |
| Sammanfattning Svenska | Avhandlingens utgÄngspunkt Àr att EU:s medlemsstater agerar mer taktiskt nÀr starka nationella intressen stÄr pÄ spel. I den hÀr studien analyseras Sveriges strategiska agerande i öppenhetsfrÄgan och i relation till en ny europeisk kemikalielagstiftning. Det första fallet, öppenhetsfrÄgan, slutförhandlades under Sveriges ordförandeskap vÄren 2001. Det andra fallet, kemikalielagstiftningen (förkortad REACH, vilket stÄr för Registration, Evaluation, and Authorisation of Chemicals), Àr ett omfattande lagstiftningsförslag dÀr Sverige, liksom i öppenhetsfrÄgan, har haft starka intressen. Det teoretiska ramverket baseras pÄ nyckelbegreppen institutional possibilities och network opportunities. Rationell institutionalism kombinerat med nÀtverksteori och teoribildning kring internationella förhandlingar ligger till grund för analysen. Strategiskt agerande för att tillvarata institutionellt givna möjligheter (institutional possibilities) och nÀtverka (network opportunities) med andra aktörer kategoriseras utifrÄn begreppen framing, tillhandahÄllande av expertis, manipulation, proceduriell taktik, ledarskap, medling samt koalitionsbyggande. Detta ramverk anvÀnds Àven för att diskutera andra staters agerande inom samma omrÄden liksom för att inkludera EUs institutioner samt andra ickestatliga aktörer. Författaren kommer fram till att nÀr ministerrÄdet och parlamentet gemensamt fattar beslut (co-decision procedures), sÄ har parlamentet blivit en allt viktigare samarbetspartner och en central förhandlingsarena jÀmte rÄdet för medlemsstaterna. Vikten av ordförandeskapet i MinisterrÄdet för medlemslÀndernas möjlighet att agera taktiskt belyses. Studien visar ocksÄ pÄ att medlemsstaternas strategiska agerande varierar under olika stadier av beslutsfattande samt att olika strategier anvÀnds i kombination beroende pÄ hur beslutsproceduren utvecklas. |
| Ămne |
Social Sciences |
| Nyckelord | mediation, tactics, framing, coalition-building, expertise, procedural tactics, manipulation, leadership, co-decision procedures, networks, rational institutionalism, openness, European Parliament, transparency, REACH, Sweden, Council Presidencies, negotiations, EU rationell institutionalism, EU, förhandlingar, Sverige, REACH, nÀtverk, öppenhet, ordförandeskap, Europaparlamentet, ledarskap, expertis, medling och koalitionsbyggande |
| ISBN/ISSN/Andra |
ISSN: 0460-0037 ISSN: ISBN-13: 978-88306-71-5 ISBN: ISBN-10: 91-88306-71-2 |
| Handledare | Ole Elgström |
Uppdaterad: 2010-02-17