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The Diplomacy of Opting Out: A Bourdieudian Approach to National Integration Strategies

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  • REBECCA ADLER‐NISSEN

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How are controversial national opt‐outs managed and perceived in the EU? This article argues that the United Kingdom and Denmark compensate diplomatically for the exclusionary effects of their exemptions. A Bourdieudian approach to national diplomacy in the EU is developed to explore how British and Danish officials handle their opt‐outs. By drawing on extensive interview data, it is demonstrated that the two opt‐out champions employ various sophisticated strategies to overcome the dilemma between autonomy and influence. Some diplomatic strategies reduce marginalization while others enhance it. National opt‐outs are ambiguous attempts at avoiding further European integration.

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  • Rebecca Adler‐Nissen, 2008. "The Diplomacy of Opting Out: A Bourdieudian Approach to National Integration Strategies," Journal of Common Market Studies, Wiley Blackwell, vol. 46(3), pages 663-684, June.
    • Handle: RePEc:bla:jcmkts:v:46:y:2008:i:3:p:663-684
    DOI: 10.1111/j.1468-5965.2008.00799.x
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    1. Schindler, Sebastian & Wille, Tobias, 2017. "Change in and through practice: Pierre Bourdieu, Vincent Pouliot, and the end of the Cold War," SocArXiv 7bgmn, Center for Open Science.
    2. Ulf Söderström, 2008. "Re-Evaluating Swedish Membership in EMU: Evidence from an Estimated Model," NBER Working Papers 14519, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
    3. Ulf Söderström, 2010. "Reevaluating Swedish Membership in the European Monetary Union: Evidence from an Estimated Model," NBER Chapters, in: Europe and the Euro, pages 379-414, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.

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