How differentiated politicisation affects voting behaviour in the Council of the European Union
36 Shares Decision-making in the Council of the European Union has long been characterised by a depoliticised consensus culture. Yet, as Brigitte Pircher explains, this has changed in the wake of multiple crises and increased politicisation of the integration process. Drawing on a new study, she illustrates how different facets of politicisation are uploaded from the member states to the EU level and subsequently affect governments’ voting behaviour in the Council. The EU has been challenged and transformed by multiple crises throughout the last decade. First, member states hav...
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