Introduction: the asymmetry of European integration – obstinate or obsolete?

2025/05/27 by Sven Schreurs · 1 voice
Social Sciences · #European Union Policy and Governance #Policy Transfer and Learning #Political Systems and Governance

paper · doi:10.1080/13501763.2025.2510529

openalex publication_date 2025/05/27 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/06/15

Abstract

The notion of a ‘structural asymmetry’ between positive and negative integration has profoundly shaped how many scholars think about European integration. Articulated by Scharpf (1999) in Governing...

Citations

• The emerging system of re-insurance in the EU: beyond negative and positive integration
• Asymmetry resolved? Revisiting negative and positive European integration

Discussions

• All contributions to the issue (1/2): 1. introduction to the debate @svenschreurs.bsky.social ‬ doi.org/10.1080/1350... 2. introduction to the topic by Höpner/Schmidt/Seikel doi.org/10.1080/1350... [bsky, 0 points, 1 comments]