Denmark and the European Union
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Denmark and the European Union. / Wivel, Anders.
Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Oxford University Press, 2019.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Book chapter › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Denmark and the European Union
AU - Wivel, Anders
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - Denmark’s relationship with the European Union (EU) takes its point of departure in the Danish self-perception of being a minor power with a superior societal model. This calls for both adaptation to the power realities of the European political space and resistance against infringements of the Danish societal model, occasionally supplemented by attempts at actively influencing EU policy-making. Denmark’s general EU posture is reactive and defensive with a stronger focus on defending autonomy than influencing the future of the EU. It is pragmatic and functionalist, seeking primarily to utilize EU membership to secure the economic sustainability of the welfare state. Danish EU policy is increasingly characterized by dualism, navigating the integration dilemma in a way that allows for simultaneous protection against political integration and uploading of Danish interests to the EU level.
AB - Denmark’s relationship with the European Union (EU) takes its point of departure in the Danish self-perception of being a minor power with a superior societal model. This calls for both adaptation to the power realities of the European political space and resistance against infringements of the Danish societal model, occasionally supplemented by attempts at actively influencing EU policy-making. Denmark’s general EU posture is reactive and defensive with a stronger focus on defending autonomy than influencing the future of the EU. It is pragmatic and functionalist, seeking primarily to utilize EU membership to secure the economic sustainability of the welfare state. Danish EU policy is increasingly characterized by dualism, navigating the integration dilemma in a way that allows for simultaneous protection against political integration and uploading of Danish interests to the EU level.
KW - Faculty of Social Sciences
KW - Denmark
KW - European Union
KW - Scandinavia
KW - integration dilemma
KW - European policy
KW - European Union Politics
KW - Welfare State
KW - Foreign Policy
KW - Denmark
KW - European Union
KW - Scandinavia
KW - integration dilemma
KW - European policy
KW - Union politics
U2 - 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1103
DO - 10.1093/acrefore/9780190228637.013.1103
M3 - Book chapter
BT - Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics
PB - Oxford University Press
ER -
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