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Reassessing Regimes: The International Regime Aspects of the European Union[Note 1. An earlier version of this article was prepared for ...]
Author(s) -
Breckinridge Robert E.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
jcms: journal of common market studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.54
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 1468-5965
pISSN - 0021-9886
DOI - 10.1111/1468-5965.00056
Subject(s) - european union , argument (complex analysis) , institution , political science , point (geometry) , discounting , economics , international economics , law and economics , international trade , positive economics , law , biochemistry , chemistry , geometry , mathematics , finance
In the debate over how best to describe the European Union (EU) in institutional terms, several scholars have argued that it cannot be considered a regime. However, these authors miss an important point in their discounting of regime analysis: that regardless of what type of institution the EU is, there is a regime associated with it. While agreeing with those who describe it as an economic confederation, the argument is made that the European Union is embedded in a regime. Several regime aspects of the EU are outlined. Finally, several arguments are put forward supporting the appropriateness of using regime analysis when studying the EU.