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The Crisisification of Policy‐making in the European Union

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In recent years a subtle change has taken place in the policy‐making machinery shaping European integration. The traditional methods for producing collective European Union (EU) policies, typified by the extensive analysis of a problem, extended phases of consultation with stakeholders, the deliberate cultivation of support for proposals, occasional decision‐making moments and their long‐term implementation, now share space with what is best described as crisis‐oriented methods for arriving at collective decisions. These methods prioritize the early identification of the next crisis, specific kinds of actors and technologies, abbreviated decision‐making procedures and new narratives on the raison d'etre of European integration. This article treats this development as a kind of crisisification of EU policy‐making – a change in the processes by which collective decisions are made – and explores its implications for practice and research by drawing on both classical EU studies approaches and insights from critical security studies.

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  • Mark Rhinard, 2019. "The Crisisification of Policy‐making in the European Union," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 57(3), pages 616-633, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:57:y:2019:i:3:p:616-633
    DOI: 10.1111/jcms.12838
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