The road to external representation: the European Commission's activism in international air transport

Woll, Cornelia

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“…It is not their a priori 'degree of coercion' that matters, but the usages that are made of them, their concrete implementation and the meaning that actors attach to them. Several authors have shown that the liberalization of service sectors has resulted from the strategic and creative expansion of competition policy instruments, which were applied in contexts that previously fell outside of European intervention (Schmidt, 1998;Grossman, 2006;Woll, 2006). This creativity brings us to our second point: the movement of actors between different policy levels.…”

Section: The Political Usages Of Europementioning

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Using Europe: Strategic action in multi-level politics

2010

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This article examines the importance of action-theoretical considerations in European studies. By outlining the notion of 'usage' of the European Union, we argue for a more systematically sociological consideration of strategic action in the study of European transformations. The recent turns towards constructivism and comparative political sociology allow analyzing the rationality of political actors without falling in the trap of overly reductionist rational choice assumptions. Concentrating on intentional action helps to reveal the importance of three aspects of the multi-level polity: (1) informal and non-constraining procedures; (2) the effects of ways in which actors move in between the different levels of the European political system; and (3) the ambiguous and often surprising coalitions that come together despite often considerable disagreement over their final goals.

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2010

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“…Transport Policy where the Commission has been playing the role of a policy entrepreneur (Woll 2006, Stephenson 2010, Kassim and Handley 2010. However, this article argues that the coordinating role of the EDA regarding the necessary military input to the SES project has opened up a window of opportunity for closer EU-NATO relations.…”

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The Single European Sky: a window of opportunity for EU–NATO relations

Lavallée

2017

European Security

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To cope with increasing air traffic congestion, the European Union launched the Single European Sky in the early 2000s, intending to reform the European airspace which, at that time, was still fragmented by national frontiers. However, this has not been a purely civilian task, as military air transport is likewise affected. In fact, NATO has been concerned by the challenges facing the European Air Traffic Management environment due to the growing commercial aviation since its early days. For this, the European Defence Agency has been tasked to coordinate military views, thus opening a window of opportunity for EU-NATO relations. Both organisations promoting close coordination between the users of civilian and military airspace have built direct contact with each other. While examining how NATO and the EU are shaping their informal cooperation in this sector, the article considers the airspace community of users as a configuration of relations where inevitable inter-and intrainstitutional power play is involved to reform the European airspace.ARTICLE HISTORY

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“…More recently, the aim of stabilizing the European neighbourhood may have been a driving force behind the EU's pursuit of preferential trade relations with the Mediterranean countries (Sapir, 1998). The bureaucratic interests of the European Commission may also shape European trade preferences (Elsig, this volume; Woll, 2006). The successful conclusion of international trade agreements may enhance the Commission's standing in the EU's institutional framework, making the Commission push for the start of trade negotiations.…”

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Introduction: The EU in International Trade Negotiations*

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Zimmermann

2007

J of Common Market Studies

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This special issue presents new research on the EU's role in international trade negotiations. In the introduction, we sketch out the relevance of this topic, introduce some of the core institutional features of trade policy-making in the EU, review the existing literature dealing with the EU in international trade negotiations, and briefly present the contributions included in this issue. Copyright (c) 2007 The Author(s); Journal compilation (c) 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.

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The road to external representation: the European Commission's activism in international air transport

Cited by 35 publications

References 24 publications

Using Europe: Strategic action in multi-level politics

Using Europe: Strategic action in multi-level politics

The Single European Sky: a window of opportunity for EU–NATO relations

Introduction: The EU in International Trade Negotiations*

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