Transnationalism in European Governance and Policy-Making

  • Ingeborg Tömmel
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Part of the Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics book series (PSEUP)

Abstract

Analyses focusing on the European Union (EU) as a political system or on its modes of governance rarely conceptualize transnationalism as a specific issue. Scholars tend to either ignore the existence and relevance of transnational relations or assume they form a byproduct of European integration that will emerge only in the long run. In contrast to these views, this chapter argues that transnationalism is an indispensable factor underlying and facilitating European integration. Yet this factor is often hidden behind the ever-present disunity among the EU member states.

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European Union Member State Competition Policy Policy Area Transnational Network 
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