With whom to cooperate in Brussels? : the effect of coalition-building with the Three Seas Initiative, Visegrad Group and Germany on Poland's success in EU lawmaking

With whom to cooperate in Brussels? : the effect of coalition-building with the Three Seas Initiative, Visegrad Group and Germany on Poland's success in EU lawmaking

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With whom to cooperate in Brussels? : the effect of coalition-building with the Three Seas Initiative, Visegrad Group and Germany on Poland's success in EU lawmaking

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title:	With whom to cooperate in Brussels? : the effect of coalition-building with the Three Seas Initiative, Visegrad Group and Germany on Poland's success in EU lawmaking
author:	Kirpsza Adam
editor:	Mania Andrzej , Grabowski Marcin , Pugacewicz Tomasz
book title:	Global politics in the 21st century : between regional cooperation and conflict
date of publication :	2019
place of publication : name of publisher:	Berlin : Peter Lang
pages:	205-233
ISBN:	978-3-631-78270-5
eISBN:	978-3-631-78417-4 (E-PDF) 978-3-631-78418-1 (EPUB) 978-3-631-78419-8 (MOBI)
series:	International Relations in Asia, Africa and the Americas, ISSN 2511-588X; 5
notes:	The research presented in this article was funded by the Polish-German Foundation for Science under the project entitled: "Divergence or convergence of interests? Polish-German relations in the EU institutions and in the EU’s legislative decision-making" (2016-18). The draft of this article was presented at the 7th Convention of the Polish International Studies Association in Krakow (9 -10 November 2017) and at the 12th EISA Pan-European Conference on International Relations in Prague (12-15 September 2018)
language:	English
book language:	English
abstract in English:	The purpose of this paper is to examine whether and how coalition-building within the Visegrad Group, the Three Seas Initiative and with Germany affects Poland's bargaining success in the European Union's legislative decision-making. Building a coalition is defined as agreeing or presenting a common policy position during negotiations on a given legislative issue. I delineate three hypotheses derived from spatial model theory and rational choice institutionalism, predicting that Poland is more likely to be successful in EU lawmaking when it forms a coalition (has consistent preferences) with the members of the V4, the Three Seas Initiative or Germany. A multiple linear regression is used to empirically verify the above claims on the DEU II dataset. Four conclusions emerge from the analysis. First, Poland achieves higher success in EU legislative negotiations when it builds a coalition with Germany. However, the analysis revealed a strong discrepancy between Poland's and Germany's preferences which makes building mutual coalition seriously impeded. Second, it is beneficial for Poland to enter into a coalition with V4 members. Third, contrary to expectations, building a coalition with the members of the Three Seas Initiative does not bring more legislative gains for Poland.
keywords in Polish:	podejmowanie decyzji w UE, Grupa Wyszehradzka, Trójmorze, relacje Polski i Niemiec, sukces Polski, tworzenie prawa w UE
keywords in English:	European Union’s legislative decision-making, Visegrad Group, Three Seas Initiative, Polish-German relations, Poland’s bargaining success, EU lawmaking
number of pulisher's sheets:	1,7
affiliation:	Wydział Studiów Międzynarodowych i Politycznych : Instytut Nauk Politycznych i Stosunków Międzynarodowych
type:	chapter
subtype:	academic paper