Österreich und die EU-Erweiterung am westlichen Balkan: Nationale Präferenzbildung und EU-Verhandlungsstrategien

Jun Saito

No 2, Working Papers of the Vienna Institute for European integration research (EIF) from Institute for European integration research (EIF)

Abstract: This paper analyzes Austria’s contribution to the integration of the Western Balkans into the European Union (EU). I investigate this research interest by combining liberal intergovernmentalism with theories on how small states conduct foreign policy. The Austrian position to promote EU-accession for all Western Balkan states was established at the beginning of the 2000s, driven primarily by the desire to enhance its security, but also by economic interests. In the relevant EU negotiations, Austria not only used the threat of a veto but also relied on coalition building and side-payment and presented its position as norm-based. However, these strategies did not always lead to satisfactory results for Austria.

Keywords: political science; western balkans; european integration; austria; european union (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015-06-15
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