European Integration, Voters and National Politics.
West European Politics, October, 2000 by GABEL, MATTHEW
By joining the European Union (EU), member states accept a particular set of policy choices regarding a broad range of economic and social issues (the acquis communautaire) and a supranational political authority to govern these policies. A large body of research has studied and documented how national politics in the member states has influenced the content and development of the acquis and the construction of EU political institutions. The usual story is that national representatives, concerned about the interests of key voters, have promoted particular policies and reforms, thereby shaping the process of European integration. [1] For example, President De Gaulle promoted the Common Agricultural Policy as a means to attract and maintain the farm vote in France. The...
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