How European structure impacts on national actors: the case of Norwegian policy-makers

Journal article | Zeitschriftenartikel

This article seeks to explain the role of identity politics in defining the national elite’s perceptions of the European Union and their foreign policy choices. It is argued that when analyzing foreign policy choices of the national elite, not only the interests and preferences but also the identity questions must be taken into account. In any national context, ideas, identities, and perceptions of self and the EU are expected to impact on the subsequent policy choices about Europe. This article seeks to explain this impact by applying a combination of the fusion approach and social constructivist approach on Norwegian policy-makers. Although not a member of the EU, Norway established a good level of economic integration and political cooperation with the EU through the European Economic Area Agreement. This article seeks to analyse this relationship empirically using Justice and Home Affairs Policy as a case study area.

Object Details

• ISSN: 1818-7668
• Extent: Seite(n): 445-469
• Language: Englisch
• Notes: Status: Postprint; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: CEU Political Science Journal, 8(4)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Politikwissenschaft ; Europapolitik ; politische Willensbildung, politische Soziologie, politische Kultur ; EU-Politik ; politische Entscheidung ; nationale Politik ; wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit ; Außenpolitik ; europäische Integration ; nationale Identität ; Norwegen ; Innenpolitik ; Europäisierung ; Entscheidungsfindung ; empirisch ; empirisch-qualitativ

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Tanil, Gamze
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (when): 2013

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-381631
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST