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ESDP and institutional change: the case of Belgium / Vanhoonacker, Sophie; Jacobs, An D

Vanhoonacker, Sophie	Journal Article
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2010.

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Since 2003, the European Union has launched more than 20 civilian and military missions across the world. This new role as a crisis manager has not only triggered the creation of more Brussels-based institutions, but has also brought new challenges for the domestic level. The national ministries in the EU member-states are responsible for delivering the civilian or military resources necessary for the implementation of the missions. This article raises the question whether and to what extent the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) has affected national administrative structures in terms of both competence allocation and coordination, and examines which factors account for processes of change. The proposed analytical framework builds upon the Europeanization literature and complements the historical institutionalist argument with an actor-based approach emphasizing the preferences and beliefs of the principal political actors. The analytical framework is tested in a case study of Belgium (1999-2007).

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Security ; European Union ; Conflict Resolution ; International Security ; Foreign Policy

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Explaining institutional Europeanisation in security and defenc: the German administration under Schroder and Merkel / Jacobs, An D

Jacobs, An D	Journal Article
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2012.

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Participating in EU crisis management operations has affected institutional actors on various levels. As the main deliverers of civilian and military resources to EU operations, national ministries and agencies have been particularly confronted with the need for administrative adaptation. A big member state like Germany is expected to make substantial contributions, but it also faces a rigid administration. This article uses a combined hypothesis of historical institutionalism and organisational learning to explain administrative Europeanisation in German government institutions involved in civilian and military crisis management deployments. The empirical data on the German administrative trajectories under Schröder and Merkel show an explanatory link between political learning and overcoming institutional path dependency.

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Germany ; ESDP ; Europeanisation ; Historical Institutionalism ; Administrative Adaptation ; Organizational and Political Learning

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