France and Germany have played a pivotal role in the history and politics of European
integration. Yet, paradoxically, a study that systematically investigates the interrelated reality …

The Euro Area, the Schengen Area, and Airbus-the'Anglosphere', the Franco-
German'motor'and Nordic cooperation–each illustrates how differentiation has become a …

This article evaluates member states' and supranational institutions' preference patterns in
European Union decision-making. We present a research design that encompasses data on …

This article provides a systematic assessment of bargaining success in the reform of the
Eurozone 2010 to 2015. Theoretically, we develop an argument about preferences and …

A common argument against flexible integration as a solution to increased preference
heterogeneity is that a likely consequence for those member states opting out of the …

We know surprisingly little about whether the content of European Union (EU) legislation
reflects the preferences of some member states more than others. The few studies that have …

This article examines the potential for Franco–German leadership in the EU‐27. Leadership
in the sense of shared leadership to achieve collective European goals can be exercised in …

A novel data set, combining interview data with negotiation delegates and hand-coded data
of delegate statements, was used to empirically test six hypotheses about the determinants …

This paper analyses the roles of Denmark, Finland, and Sweden in the area of EU legislative
decision-making. After reviewing the literature, a research design is presented which …

To what extent does being aligned in EU negotiations predict favourable outcomes for the
Southern Euro countries (Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece) in Council of the EU negotiations …