Sterile debates and dubious generalisations: An empirical critique of European integration theory based on the integration processes in telecommunications and electricity

Susanne K. Schmidt

No 96/5, MPIfG Discussion Paper from Max Planck Institute for the Study of Societies

Abstract: Analyses of European integration processes are still dominated by the dichotomous debate between intergovernmentalism and supranationalism. Sides are often taken in this debate based on very case-specific empirical findings. An analysis of two cases, European telecommunications and electricity policy, illustrates how misleading such generalisations can be. The former case is often used to support supranational claims, while the latter highlights the importance of intergovernmental vetos. However, further analysis reveals the very parallel supranational policy approach of the European Commission to both sectors and the resulting weakness of the dominant interpretation. An analysis using a multilevel governance approach to European integration would avoid these difficulties.

Date: 1996
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