More Integration, Less Federation: The European Integration of Core State Powers

24 Pages Posted: 18 Jul 2015

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Philipp Genschel

European University Institute

Markus Jachtenfuchs

Hertie School of Governance

Date Written: May 2015

Abstract

We map the pattern and extent of the European integration of core state powers (coercive force, public finance, and public administration) and analyze causes and consequences. We highlight two findings: First, in contrast to historical examples of federal state building, where the nationalization of core state powers precipitated the institutional, territorial and political consolidation of the emerging state, the European integration of core state powers is associated with the institutional, territorial and political fragmentation of the EU. Second, in contrast to European market integration, state elites and mass publics, not organized business interests, are the prime drivers of integration.

Keywords: Core state powers; differentiated integration; integration theory; new intergovernmentalism; politicization; state elites

Suggested Citation

Genschel, Philipp and Jachtenfuchs, Markus, More Integration, Less Federation: The European Integration of Core State Powers (May 2015). Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies Research Paper No. RSCAS 2015/33, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2631960 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.2631960

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