LAMOSO GONZÁLEZ, ANA PAULA
No
Contemp. Politics
Article
Científica
01/01/2024
001290410200001
2-s2.0-85201102508
Liberal intergovernmentalism (LI) posits that member states’ preferences are domestically shaped and align with the positions of the largest states. However, during EEAS negotiations, major states had divergent views on Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) integration, risking nonagreement. Despite the inability to counter external threats effectively, states prioritised sovereignty and national interests. This paper, based on interviews with member states and EU institution representatives involved in the bargaining process, evaluates LI’s applicability to CFSP integration. It examines the preference formation of France, Germany, and Spain during the creation (2002–2003) and design (2010) of the EEAS, the last revolution in the institutional framework of the CFSP and the most innovative body established by the Treaty of Lisbon (2009). The study contributes theoretically and empirically to understanding LI. Since member states follow an exogenous but not liberal preference formation process, it concludes that LI should be revised. © 2024 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group.
CFSP; domestic preferences; EEAS; liberal intergovernmentalism; Member states