The European Union and Counter Terrorism Policy-Making - A Study on the Relationship Between Supranational Institutions and Member States
Author
Younan, Ramsena Allan
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2017
Submitted on
2017-05-31
Abstract
This thesis examines why internal EU counter‑terrorism cooperation became significantly more integrated between 2001 and 2005. Framed by the 9/11, Madrid (2004), and London (2005) attacks, it analyzes how supranational institutions and member states interacted to produce change. The study is a case study that applies three lenses: Historical Institutionalism (to assess path dependence and the impact of external shocks), Kingdon’s Multiple Streams theory (to trace agenda‑setting and policy entrepreneurship), and Liberal Intergovernmentalism (to test whether integration reflected national preferences). The analysis reviews key EU initiatives and decisions in the years after 9/11 up to 2005. Findings show that integration was path‑dependent and catalyzed by exogenous shocks, and that the European Commission acted as a policy entrepreneur with agenda‑setting influence. Conversely, the claim that integration mainly mirrored a straightforward aggregation of member state preferences is not supported. The thesis thus highlights how crises can open policy windows in which supranational actors shape outcomes in an area traditionally tied to state sovereignty.
Denne afhandling undersøger, hvorfor samarbejdet om intern terrorbekæmpelse i EU blev markant mere integreret i perioden 2001‑2005. Med udgangspunkt i terrorangrebene i New York (2001), Madrid (2004) og London (2005) som kontekst analyseres forholdet mellem EU’s overnationale institutioner og medlemsstaterne. Studiet er et casestudie, der anvender tre teoretiske perspektiver: Historisk institutionalisme (for at vurdere sti-afhængighed og betydningen af eksterne chok), Kingdons multiple-streams-teori (for at belyse dagsordensfastsættelse og politisk entreprenørskab) og Liberal intergovernmentalisme (for at teste om udviklingen primært afspejlede nationale præferencer). Analysen gennemgår centrale EU-tiltag og beslutninger på området i årene efter 9/11 og frem til 2005. Resultaterne bekræfter, at integrationen var sti-afhængig og udløst af eksterne chok samt at Europa-Kommissionen spillede en aktiv rolle som dagsordenssætter og policy-entreprenør. Til gengæld afkræftes, at integrationen i denne periode primært blev drevet af en simpel sammenfald af medlemsstaternes præferencer. Afhandlingen bidrager dermed til at forstå, hvordan kriser kan åbne politiske vinduer, hvor overnationale aktører kan forme politik i et felt traditionelt forbundet med staters suverænitet.
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