Institutionalism and the European Union: Beyond International Relations and Comparative Politics

Posted: 21 Jul 2008

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Joseph Jupille

University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Political Science

James Caporaso

University of Washington

Abstract

The growing use of institutional analysis in the study of the European Union (EU) has improved EU scholarship and rendered it more integral to the discipline of political science. Institutionalist analyses differ regarding the theoretical role of institutions and actor preferences. We classify institutionalist approaches to the EU by their theoretical treatment (exogenous or endogenous) of institutions and preferences. Analyses at the research frontier transcend these categories and offer the promise of an improved understanding of EU politics and a greater contribution by EU studies to the broader discipline of political science.

Keywords: European Union, institutions

Suggested Citation

Jupille, Joseph and Caporaso, James, Institutionalism and the European Union: Beyond International Relations and Comparative Politics. Annual Review of Political Science, Vol. 2, 1999, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1105905

Joseph Jupille (Contact Author)

University of Colorado at Boulder - Department of Political Science ( email )

333 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0333
United States

James Caporaso

University of Washington ( email )

Seattle, WA 98195
United States

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