Title: MECHANISMS OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN EU REGULATORY POLICY
Abstract: Public AdministrationVolume 88, Issue 3 p. 782-799 MECHANISMS OF CONFLICT MANAGEMENT IN EU REGULATORY POLICY BURKARD EBERLEIN, BURKARD EBERLEIN Burkard Eberlein is in the Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto.Search for more papers by this authorCLAUDIO M. RADAELLI, CLAUDIO M. RADAELLI Claudio Radaelli is in the Centre for European Governance, University of Exeter.Search for more papers by this author BURKARD EBERLEIN, BURKARD EBERLEIN Burkard Eberlein is in the Schulich School of Business, York University, Toronto.Search for more papers by this authorCLAUDIO M. RADAELLI, CLAUDIO M. RADAELLI Claudio Radaelli is in the Centre for European Governance, University of Exeter.Search for more papers by this author First published: 01 September 2010 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9299.2010.01844.xCitations: 20Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Abstract In this conceptual article, we explore mechanisms of conflict management in European Union (EU) regulatory policy-making. We build on J.G. March's distinction between aggregation and transformation as the two strategic options to deal with inconsistent preferences or identities that are at the source of social conflict. While this distinction is helpful in mapping conflict management mechanisms, the rigid association of these two options with the rival paradigms of rationalism and constructivism respectively has led political scientists to neglect conflict management strategies that work at the edges of aggregation and transformation. We show the potential of these latter strategies as intelligent 'in-action' hybrids that emerge from ground-level policy-making praxis of actors navigating a complex institutional and policy environment. Specifically, we discuss five strategies: issue-based aggregation; arena-based aggregation (arena-shifting and arena-creation); socialization; re-framing; and proceduralization, their underlying mechanisms and related scope conditions. The theoretical implications of this discussion lead us towards 'strategic constructivism'. In the conflict management mechanisms that are of most interest, norms and ideational structures matter, but they are related to strategic actors who draw on and orchestrate 'ideas' in pursuit of political goals. Citing Literature Volume88, Issue3September 2010Pages 782-799 RelatedInformation
Publication Year: 2010
Publication Date: 2010-07-23
Language: en
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