CFSP in the light of the ¡¥pendulum theory¡¦
This article evaluates the applicability of the theoretical framework, suggested by Helen Wallace, for the examination of EU policies. In particular, we will first try to identify the elements that Wallace implies in her ¡¥pendulum model¡¦ in the specific field of Common Foreign and Security Policy; second, we will illustrate whether recent developments of CFSP, since the year 2000 (when the book was published) have further reinforced the assumptions made by the author; and finally we will conclude on the explicability relevance of the ¡¥policy pendulum¡¦ regarding the policy-making process of CFSP.
Wallace argues that: ¡§cooperation is often a means to manage differences, rather than an instrument of convergence. It is this combination that brings much of the dynamic to policy-making across borders in Western Europe, a dynamic that can intensify cooperation, but which also can interrupt it¡¨ . To......

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Title: Cfsp In The Light Of The ¡¥pendulu Theory¡¦
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