Arguments Surrounding the EU’s Southward Policy
Author: Chung-hung Cho
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The European Union’s Southward Policy consists of a number of multithematicintegration issues, rather than a single policy. It functions as a means ofpromoting cooperation and interstate bargaining outcomes, especially betweenSpain and France. This article focuses mainly on the critical moments of the EU’sMediterranean policy based on neo-functionalism and liberal intergovernmentalism.The focus is not on discussing or debating the two theories, but analyzing “whichmodel” is suitable for “what issues” of the EU’s Southward policy. The content isdivided into five sections: the introduction; an analysis on the divergence betweenneo-functionalism and liberal intergovernmentalism; an explanation of EC/EUMediterranean policies since the 1960s; an attempt to define the best model for theEU’s Southward policy based on the two theories; and a final concluding section.