Differentiated integration in the European Union: Institutional effects, public opinion, and alternative flexibility arrangements

Frank Schimmelfennig, Dirk Leuffen and Catherine E De Vries
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Frank Schimmelfennig: Center for Comparative and International Studies, 111843ETH Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
Dirk Leuffen: Department of Politics and Public Administration, 26567University of Konstanz, Konstanz, Germany
Catherine E De Vries: Department of Social and Political Sciences, 18982Bocconi University, Milan, Italy

European Union Politics, 2023, vol. 24, issue 1, 3-20

Abstract: Research on differentiated integration (DI) in the European Union (EU) has focused on the causes, conditions, and patterns of differentiation in European integration. By contrast, we know less about its effects on institutional outcomes and public support; moreover, alternatives to de jure DI in providing flexibility are still rarely accounted for. This introduction to the special issue takes stock of, and discusses omissions, in the current literature on DI. We propose an analytical framework, centering on efficiency and legitimacy, to study the effects of different types of DI. We use this framework to motivate the choice and assess the contributions of the articles selected for this special issue.

Keywords: Differentiated integration; efficiency; European Union; legitimacy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1177/14651165221119083

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