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Author-Name: Jan Poruba
Title: New Institutionalism in Europeanization Research: Positivist or Scientific Realist Metatheory Synthesis?
Abstract: Combination of europeanization and arguments of rational, sociological (constructivist) and historical institutionalism has become an important and frequently used part of research. To include all three approaches in a coherent research framework is however not axiomatic, as namely rationalism and constructivism are theories arising from different premises. Aim of the introduced text is to open a debate about compatibility og these concepts and to offer alternatives on how new institutionalism theories can be reflected and synthesized on metatheoretical level within one research. Apart from positivist position prevailing in practical research, a possible dialogue of theories based on scientific realism viewpoint will be introduced. Conclusion hereof is not the argument that one way of integration is more suitable than others but a claim that appropriate attention should be drawn to this seemingly abstract part of research.
Keywords: europeanization, Scientfic Realism, Rational Institutionalism, Sociologic Institutionalism, Historic Institutionalism, Theory Synthesis, Europeizace, pozitivismus, vědecký realismus, racionální institucionalismus, sociologický institucionalismus, historický institucionalismus, syntéza teorií, Positivism
Classification-JEL: F59
Pages: 3-15
Volume: 2014
Issue: 2
Year: 2014
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Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Kamil Fleissner
Title: Discourse of Economic Crisis and the Construction of Identity and Difference in the Spanish Politicians´ Speeches. Is Spain the Problem and Europe the Solution?
Abstract: This study aims to analyze and compare selected Spanish politicians´speeches, where the discoursive representation of „economic crises“ supports the construction and reproduction of various collective identities and differences. I will reflect the theoretical approach of the social construction of identities and I will use the methodology of the critical discourse analysis to explore the basic discoursive strategies of argumentation that Spanish politicians utilize to re/define the relations among different dimensions of political identities.
Keywords: European union, Evropská unie, economic crisis, ekonomická krize, Spain, Španělsko, Identity, identita, Difference, Discoursive Strategies, Catalonia, Andalusia, jinakost, diskursivní strategie, Katalánsko, Andalusie
Classification-JEL: F520, H770, Z130
Pages: 17-39
Volume: 2014
Issue: 2
Year: 2014
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Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Monika Bokšová
Title: The Impact of EU Human Rights Commitments on Its Trade Negotiations Case Study: Serbia
Abstract: The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of the EU commitment to Human Rights on its trade negotiations with Serbia. The data collected was from completed trade agreements, human rights reports, progress reports and enlargement strategies, as well as a wide range of press conferences and statements made by various European institutions. The positioning by the EU of human rights commitments within their trade negotiations are analysed through four variables (rationale, definition, priority and conditionality) over a ten year period from 2003-2013 by using a process tracing method. These trade negotiations demonstrate that the EU has been playing a highly normative role in such negotiations with Serbia using actively the principle of conditionality.
Keywords: vyjednávání, Human Rights, Negotiations, Trade, Conditionality, EU External Action, Lidská práva, obchod, podmíněnost, vnější činnost EU
Classification-JEL: F15
Pages: 41-64
Volume: 2014
Issue: 2
Year: 2014
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Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Jan Hřích
Title: Typology of Forms of the Ordinary Legislative Procedure from the Point of View of the Degree of Supranationality in Decision-making
Abstract: The Lisbon Treaty has carried out an exact and systematic classification of decision procedures in the legislative area. It distinguishes two kinds of mutual interaction of the most important EU organs in adopting legislative acts of the Union: the ordinary legislative procedure (OLP) and the special legislative procedure (SLP). While the OLP has only one firmly set form, the SLP has in total four concrete forms, depending on whether the Council decides by a qualified majority or unanimously, and whether the European Parliament (EP), is engaged in the decision-making merely on the basis of unbinding consultation or there is unconditionally required its consent for the adoption of the legislative proposal. There frequently occurs an opinion that the SLP is being applied in areas where member states have been unable to agree on the application of majority decision-making, i.e. on the abolition of the possibility of veto from the part of any of them. The article brings forth a certain discussion about a situation when the application of the SLP means the exclusion of all supranational elements from decision-making and when on the contrary, it can signify their certain strengthening in comparison with the OLP.
Keywords: European Parliament, Evropský parlament, Lisbon Treaty, Rada EU, Lisabonská smlouva, rozhodování kvalifikovanou většinou, Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, Ordinary Legislative Procedure, Special Legislative Procedure, Council of the European Union, Unanimous Voting, Deciding by a Qualified Majority, Consent of the European Parliament, Smlouva o fungování EU, řádný legislativní postup, zvláštní legislativní postup, jednomyslné rozhodování, souhlas Evropského parlamentu
Classification-JEL: F55, K33, O52
Pages: 65-82
Volume: 2014
Issue: 2
Year: 2014
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Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Jaroslav Kovárník
Title: The Comparison of Net Budgetary Position Development and GDP Development for Selected Net Recipients of the European Union
Abstract: The topic of European Union budget is very important for each member state, especially nowadays because of recessive economic crisis and on-going crisis of euro zone. This article analyses not only development of net position for selected countries of EU, but also compares the net position development with the GDP development. The level of GDP should be one of the most important indicators for calculation of contributions for each member state, but because of many exceptions and very complicated mechanism its influence could be low. The aim of this paper is to verify the hypothesis that there is some correlation between the development of net position per capita and the development of GDP per capita for selected net recipients of EU. For verification of this hypothesis is used especially selective correlation coefficient.
Keywords: European union, Evropská unie, budget, rozpočet, příjmy, Net Position, Revenues, Selective Correlation Coefficient, Expenditure, Čistá pozice, výběrový korelační koeficient, výdaje
Classification-JEL: F15, F63, P52
Pages: 83-95
Volume: 2014
Issue: 2
Year: 2014
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Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Jan Vavrečka
Title: Resistance of Czech Administrative Authorities and Courts to EU legislation on Consumer Protection
Abstract: On the two examples from the practice between years 2012-2013 is in the article demonstrated controversial access of administrative bodies in the Czech Republic, the general courtsand the Constitutional Court of the Czech Republic to their duties and the enforcement of EU law. By the description and analysis of the circumstances of these cases, the author points out the difficult issue of the impact of the preferential rights of EU compared to the national law of the Czech Republic and in fact also against broader national interests. Although theEU law has the right to operate widely and effectively in favor of the consumers, there are many power ways how to eliminate the impact of EU law to national law. It is difficult and challenging to face to these aproaches in practice and to achieve their elimination when they have support and sometimes probably a cause of hidden interests of courts and administrative bodies.
Keywords: EU law, právo EU, Consumer, Spotřebitel, ochrana, praxe, soud, Protection, Practice, Court
Classification-JEL: K32, K33
Pages: 97-115
Volume: 2014
Issue: 2
Year: 2014
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Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0
Author-Name: Pierre Brouland
Author-Name: Blanka Volfová
Title: Opposition to the European Integration in France - Doctrines and Alternative Projects
Abstract: The aim of the article is to present different facets of those movements that have been opposed to European Union in France since the early 90’s. Our purpose is not to describe the historical development of these movements, but to present their doctrines as well as the various alternatives which they offer. A close analysis focuses on two main “anti-European” groups - “sovereigntists” and “alter-Europeans”. The first, who tend to recruit in the right-wing electorate, though not exclusively, reject the establishment of a supranational and federal Europe. They recall nostalgically the period of “Thirty Years of Glory” and dream of restoring the Gaullist welfare state with its controlled economy. They worry about the growing unrestrained influence of the U.S.A. in Europe and want to return to a foreign policy based on national sovereignty. The second brings a whole nebula of parties and groups who describe themselves as members of the revolutionary left. Eschewing an open rejection of the integration process, they call for another Europe - one more social, more democratic, more ecological, and different from the present one. Despite their differences, sovereigntists and alter-Europeans share a rejection of liberalism and the United States.
Keywords: European integration, evropská integrace, globalization, globalizace, State, štát, Opposition, Party, Movement, Referendum, Liberalism, Sovereigntists, Alter-Europeans, Opozice, strana, hnutí, referendum, liberalismus, suverenisté, alter-evropané
Classification-JEL: N44
Pages: 117-131
Volume: 2014
Issue: 2
Year: 2014
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