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Two models for the politicisation of European integration

Postfunctionalism, anti-establishment politics, and the Italian case

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Sep 26 2023

16:00 - 17:30 CEST

Sala Triaria, Villa Schifanoia

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Join Professor Erik Jones, Director of the Robert Schuman Centre, for the first seminar in the 2023-24 RSC Seminar Series
Professor Erik Jones will discuss his recent research which analyses Italy’s relationship with the European Union over the past three decades to explore the difference between two models for the politicisation of European integration. The paper draws the causal mechanism for one model from the postfunctionalist argument made by Hooghe and Marks (2009, 2018). It draws the causal mechanism for the other anti-establishment model from the writings of Stefano Bartolini (2005) and Peter Mair (2007, 2013). Although the two models can exist simultaneously, it is possible to test for predominance using the strategy for ‘fair causal comparison’ set out by Miller (1988). The evidence suggests that both mechanisms are present in Italy, but the anti-establishment mechanism is more important. This finding contributes both to our theoretical understanding of the politicisation of Europe and to our empirical understanding of the Italian case.

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