The Making of Europe - Conventional or Unconventional? The Convention as an Alternative Method of Drafting European Treaties
This article presents a critical analysis of the Convention method, which was used to draft the founding treaties underpinning European integration. The article examines the nature, advantages, and disadvantages of the Convention method, comparing it with the traditional Intergovernmental Conferenc...
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| author | Lucie Königová Petr Kratochvíl |
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This article presents a critical analysis of the Convention method, which was
used to draft the founding treaties underpinning European integration. The
article examines the nature, advantages, and disadvantages of the
Convention method, comparing it with the traditional Intergovernmental
Conference (IGC) method. After identifying the general features of the
Convention and the IGC, we compare the behaviour of four small EU
Member States (Belgium, Ireland, the Czech Republic, and Estonia) at the
Convention on the Future of the European Union. Following this, we focus
on the elements of socialization and rational bargaining manifest in the
four countries' behaviour. Finally, we show how aspects of
intergovernmental diplomacy and parliamentary procedures are mixed in
the Convention model, and how certain aspects of deliberative democracy
mingle with rational choice bargaining.
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| spelling | doaj.art-45ebba5d4e5c48deb20a170f061d50352023-02-22T08:37:01ZengInstitute of International Relations PragueCzech Journal of International Relations0323-18442570-94292005-06-01402The Making of Europe - Conventional or Unconventional? The Convention as an Alternative Method of Drafting European TreatiesLucie KönigováPetr Kratochvíl This article presents a critical analysis of the Convention method, which was used to draft the founding treaties underpinning European integration. The article examines the nature, advantages, and disadvantages of the Convention method, comparing it with the traditional Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) method. After identifying the general features of the Convention and the IGC, we compare the behaviour of four small EU Member States (Belgium, Ireland, the Czech Republic, and Estonia) at the Convention on the Future of the European Union. Following this, we focus on the elements of socialization and rational bargaining manifest in the four countries' behaviour. Finally, we show how aspects of intergovernmental diplomacy and parliamentary procedures are mixed in the Convention model, and how certain aspects of deliberative democracy mingle with rational choice bargaining. https://cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cjir/article/view/658European UnionConventionIGCsocializationrational bargainingdeliberation |
| spellingShingle | Lucie Königová Petr Kratochvíl The Making of Europe - Conventional or Unconventional? The Convention as an Alternative Method of Drafting European Treaties Czech Journal of International Relations European Union Convention IGC socialization rational bargaining deliberation |
| title | The Making of Europe - Conventional or Unconventional? The Convention as an Alternative Method of Drafting European Treaties |
| title_full | The Making of Europe - Conventional or Unconventional? The Convention as an Alternative Method of Drafting European Treaties |
| title_fullStr | The Making of Europe - Conventional or Unconventional? The Convention as an Alternative Method of Drafting European Treaties |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Making of Europe - Conventional or Unconventional? The Convention as an Alternative Method of Drafting European Treaties |
| title_short | The Making of Europe - Conventional or Unconventional? The Convention as an Alternative Method of Drafting European Treaties |
| title_sort | making of europe conventional or unconventional the convention as an alternative method of drafting european treaties |
| topic | European Union Convention IGC socialization rational bargaining deliberation |
| url | https://cjir.iir.cz/index.php/cjir/article/view/658 |
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