Is a core-periphery cleavage tearing the European Union apart? This timely book critically examines the transformation of political conflict in Europe in the wake of the Eurocrisis. José Magone, Brigid Laffan and Christian Schweiger have assembled a leading group of theoretical and empirical scholars to apply the core-periphery lens on the Eurocrisis. The collection provides a compelling explanation for the intensity of conflict, coalitional patterns, and declining policy effectiveness in the contemporary European Union. It shows how the Eurocrisis has exacerbated – rather than created – old core-periphery tensions, and how the EU institutions’ inability to diffuse these tensions is hastening Europe’s geopolitical decline. This path-breaking study will change our understanding of European governance. It is also a wake-up call for Europe’s leaders. Liesbet Hooghe, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA This page intentionally left blank Core-periphery Relations in the European Union Successive enlargements to the European Union membership have transformed it into an economically, politically and culturally heterogeneous body with distinct vulnerabilities in its multi-level governance. This book analyses core–periphery relations to highlight the growing cleavage, and potential conflict, between the core and peripheral member states of the Union in the face of the devastating consequences of the Eurozone crisis. Taking a comparative and theoretical approach and using a variety of case studies, it examines how the crisis has both exacerbated tensions in centre–periphery rela- tions within and outside the Eurozone and how the European Union’s economic and political status is declining globally. This text will be of key interest to students and scholars of European Union studies, European integration, political economy, public policy and comparative politics. José M. Magone is Professor of Regional and Global Governance at the Berlin School of Economics and Law. Brigid Laffan is Director and Professor at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies and Director of the Global Governance Programme, European University Institute (EUI), Florence. Christian Schweiger is Senior Lecturer in the School of Government and International Affairs at Durham University. 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Transnationalization and Power and conflict in a dualist Regulatory Change in the EU’s political economy Eastern Neighbourhood José M. Magone, Brigid Laffan and Julia Langbein Christian Schweiger Core-periphery Relations in the European Union Power and conflict in a dualist political economy Edited by José M. Magone, Brigid Laffan and Christian Schweiger Add Add Add Add Add Add Add AddAdd AddAdd First published 2016 by Routledge 2 Park Square, Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon OX14 4RN and by Routledge 711 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10017 Routledge is an imprint of the Taylor & Francis Group, an informa business © 2016 José M. Magone, Brigid Laffan and Christian Schweiger The right of the editors to be identified as the authors of the editorial material, and of the authors for their individual chapters, has been asserted in accordance with sections 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988. All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprinted or reproduced or utilised in any form or by any electronic, mechanical, or other means, now known or hereafter invented, including photocopying and recording, or in any information storage or retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publishers. Trademark notice: Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe. British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Names: Magone, Josâe M. (Josâe Marâia), 1962- editor. | Laffan, Brigid, editor. | Schweiger, Christian, 1972- editor. Title: Core-periphery relations in the European Union : power and conflict in a dualist political economy / edited by Josâe M. Magone, Brigid Laffan, Christian Schweiger. Description: New York, NY : Routledge, 2016. | Series: Routledge/UACES contemporary European studies ; 32 | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: LCCN 2015037386| ISBN 9781138889316 (hardback) | ISBN 9781315712994 (ebook) Subjects: LCSH: European federation. | European Union countries–Politics and government–21st century. | Financial crises–Political aspects–European Union countries. | European Union countries–Economic conditions–Regional disparities. | European Union–Membership. Classification: LCC JN15 .C619 2016 | DDC 341.242/2–dc23 LC record available at http://lccn.loc.gov/2015037386 ISBN: 978-1-138-88931-6 (hbk) ISBN: 978-1-315-71299-4 (ebk) Typeset in Baskerville by Taylor & Francis Books To Jacques Delors and his visionary leadership in the European Union This page intentionally left blank Contents List of illustrations xiv List of contributors xvi Preface xxi Abbreviations