Toward a theory of EU foreign policy-making: multi-level governance, domestic politics, and national adaptation to Europe's common foreign and security policy

Author: Michael Smith

Source: Journal of European Public Policy, Volume 11, Number 4, August 2004 , pp. 740-758(19)

Publisher: Routledge, part of the Taylor & Francis Group

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Abstract:

The expansion of European foreign and security policy co-operation since the 1970s imposes unique requirements on European Union (EU) member states, and the co- ordination of these various obligations presents a major challenge to the EU's pursuit of a common foreign and security policy (CFSP). However, the past decade has also seen significant progress toward the multi-level governance of EU foreign policy, particularly when compared to the limited policy co-ordination of the 1970s and 1980s. This article examines the relationship between institutional development and the multi-level governance of EU foreign policy, as represented by the CFSP. In particular, it explores: (1) the extent to which the CFSP policy space can be described in terms of multi-level governance; (2) the processes by which governance mechanisms influence the domestic foreign policy cultures of EU member states; and (3) how the interaction of domestic politics and governance mechanisms produces specific policy outcomes.

Keywords: Common foreign and security policy; domestic politics; European foreign and security policy co-operation; multi-level governance

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1350176042000248124

Affiliations: 1: Department of Political Science, Georgia State University, PO Box 4069, Atlanta, GA 30302-4069, USA

Publication date: 2004-08-01

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