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Transcending or Descending? European Integration in Times of Crisis

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  27 March 2014

Zoe Lefkofridi  and
Philippe C. Schmitter
Zoe Lefkofridi*
Affiliation:
Max Weber Programme, European University Institute, Badia Fiesolana, Italy
Philippe C. Schmitter
Affiliation:
Department of Social & Political Sciences, European University Institute, Badia Fiesolana, Italy
*
*E-mail: zoe.lefkofridi@eui.eu
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Abstract

The European Union is at a make-or-break moment. The current crisis could be beneficial or detrimental for its future. We revisit Schmitter’s model of crisis-induced decision-making cycles (1970) and critically discuss why the current crisis might not be as benign as originally thought.

Keywords

European integrationneo-functionalismcrisis

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European Political Science Review , Volume 7 , Issue 1 , February 2015 , pp. 3 - 22
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© European Consortium for Political Research 2014 

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