DANCEST 805 Lecture Notes - Lecture 12: Ernst Haas, Neofunctionalism, Europeanisation
Document Summary
1958 with eve of eec establishment, ernst haas published the uniting of europe first neo-functionalist theory of regional integration. Saw the functional spillover of integration in economy to monetary and security union with eu as real life example. Because different sectors and policy areas are interconnected, integration in one pressures. Spillover in areas where you cooperate the other to further integrate as well. If one sector experiences integration, it produces pressures for integration in adjoining and related sectors. Following economic integration -> national elites turn their focus towards supranational institutions. National elites turn attention to supranational levels of activity and decision-making favorable towards integration upgrading of common interests supranational institutions become more powerful more integration. A shift of loyalties from elites to the pan-european. Establishment of supranational actors and sub-national actors cooperating with each other appreciate benefits of integration through. Non-governmental actors become more influential in the integration process, while nation states and governmental actors become less influential.
