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Scratching the Heart of the Artichoke? : How International Institutions and the European Union Constrain the State Monopoly of Force.

  • In recent years, a growing literature has argued that European Union (EU) member states have undergone a profound transformation caused by international institutions and by the EU, in particular. However, the state core – the monopoly of the legitimate use of physical force, embodied by the police – seemed to remain intact. The literature has argued that in this area, international institutions are weak, and cooperation has remained informal and intergovernmental. We take issue with these claims and evaluate the strength of international institutions in two core areas of policing (terrorism and drugs) over time. We find that in terms of decision-making, precision, and adjudication, international institutions have become considerably stronger over time. Even when international institutions remain intergovernmental they strongly regulate how EU member states exercise their monopoly of force. Member states are even further constrained because adjudication is delegated to the European Court of Justice. Thus, even the state core is undergoing a significant transformation.

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Document Type:Article
Language:English
Author(s):Markus JachtenfuchsORCiD, Eva Herschinger, Christiane Kasack
Parent Title (English):European Political Science Review
ISSN:1862-2860
Publisher:Cambridge Univ. Press
Place of Publisher:Cambridge
Publication year:2011
First Page:445
Last Page:468
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1017/S175577391100004X
Release Date:2014/07/24
Tag:Drugs; International institutions; Police; State transformation; Terrorism
Volume:3
Issue:3
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