The digital Europeanization: A process-Tracing Analysis
Author
Toft, Mikkel Mike
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2020
Submitted on
2020-10-15
Pages
43
Abstract
Cybersikkerhed er blevet en central del af national sikkerhed i EU og har udløst nye institutioner og lovgivning på EU- og nationalt niveau. Denne afhandling undersøger i hvilken grad og gennem hvilke mekanismer EU's cybersikkerhedsindsats—herunder strategien fra 2013 og tiltag som NIS-direktivet og GDPR—har påvirket medlemsstaternes egne strategier via europæisering. Forskningsspørgsmålet lyder: Hvilken betydning har europæisering for medlemsstaternes cybersikkerhedsstrategier og deres tilnærmelse til EU's ambitioner? Metodisk anvendes et induktivt, theory-building process-tracing med kvalitativ dokumentanalyse og et komparativt casestudie af udvalgte medlemsstater, forankret i (historisk) institutionalisme, top-down/bottom-up-tilgange og goodness of fit. Estlands cyberangreb i 2007 behandles som en kritisk begivenhed, og analysen inddrager EU-niveauets strategier, koordineringsmekanismer og institutionelle ændringer samt nationale cybersikkerhedsstrategier. Projektet adresserer metodiske begrænsninger (bl.a. få cases og kompleks kausalitet) og søger at bidrage med nye observationer til integrationslitteraturen om digital europæisering. Konkrete empiriske resultater eller konklusioner fremgår ikke af det udvalgte tekstuddrag.
Cybersecurity has become a core component of national security across the EU, prompting new institutions and legal frameworks at both EU and national levels. This thesis examines the extent to which, and the mechanisms through which, EU-level cybersecurity initiatives—including the 2013 strategy and measures such as the NIS Directive and GDPR—have shaped Member States' domestic strategies via Europeanization. The research question asks: What impact does Europeanization have on Member States' cybersecurity strategies and their approximation to the EU's ambitions? Methodologically, the study uses an inductive, theory-building process-tracing design with qualitative document analysis and a comparative case study of selected Member States, grounded in (historical) institutionalism, top-down/bottom-up perspectives, and the goodness of fit approach. The 2007 cyberattack on Estonia is treated as a critical event, and the analysis considers EU-level strategies, coordination mechanisms, and institutional changes alongside national cybersecurity strategies. The project acknowledges limitations (e.g., few cases and complex causality) and aims to contribute fresh observations to integration scholarship on digital Europeanization. Specific empirical findings or conclusions are not presented in the pages provided.
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