Crisis-Induced Leadership: Exploring the Role of the EU Commission in the EU–Jordan Compact
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Resumo: | The EU–Jordan Compact (hereafter Compact) has been identified as being a groundbreaking, comprehensive approach to global refugee protection. Thus far, research on this underexplored case has mainly focused on the effects of the Compact. The policy process leading to the adoption of the Compact, as well as the motivations of the EU (i.e., the main donor), remain blackboxed. This article explores how the migration crisis affected the EU Commission’s ability to create coordinated, strategic action in external policy. It does so by tracing the internal EU negotiations and developing a causal model that explains how the Commission could overcome silos and efficiently draft a policy proposal linking the issues of migration and trade. The analysis is based on 13 original in-depth interviews with EU representatives. The article contributes to crisisification theory by presenting a mechanism that explains how the Commission can make use of crises. The Commission created cohesion by reframing the crisis, identifying the relevant policy tools with which to address it, and by reframing the responsibilities of the relevant directorate-general. Furthermore, by utilizing the urgency of the crisis, the Commission enabled rapid policy drafting and created an explicit linkage between refugee policy and trade policy. This linkage provided the member states with the motivation to adopt the proposal as a solution to the ongoing migration crisis. |
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Crisis-Induced Leadership: Exploring the Role of the EU Commission in the EU–Jordan Compactcrisis management; crisisification; European Union; foreign policy; international negotiation; Jordan; migration policy; refugeeThe EU–Jordan Compact (hereafter Compact) has been identified as being a groundbreaking, comprehensive approach to global refugee protection. Thus far, research on this underexplored case has mainly focused on the effects of the Compact. The policy process leading to the adoption of the Compact, as well as the motivations of the EU (i.e., the main donor), remain blackboxed. This article explores how the migration crisis affected the EU Commission’s ability to create coordinated, strategic action in external policy. It does so by tracing the internal EU negotiations and developing a causal model that explains how the Commission could overcome silos and efficiently draft a policy proposal linking the issues of migration and trade. The analysis is based on 13 original in-depth interviews with EU representatives. The article contributes to crisisification theory by presenting a mechanism that explains how the Commission can make use of crises. The Commission created cohesion by reframing the crisis, identifying the relevant policy tools with which to address it, and by reframing the responsibilities of the relevant directorate-general. Furthermore, by utilizing the urgency of the crisis, the Commission enabled rapid policy drafting and created an explicit linkage between refugee policy and trade policy. This linkage provided the member states with the motivation to adopt the proposal as a solution to the ongoing migration crisis.Cogitatio2021-07-30info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v9i3.4080oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/4080Politics and Governance; Vol 9, No 3 (2021): Resilient Institutions: The Impact of Rule Change on Policy Outputs in European Union Decision-Making Processes; 52-622183-2463reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/4080https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v9i3.4080https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/view/4080/4080https://www.cogitatiopress.com/politicsandgovernance/article/downloadSuppFile/4080/1853Copyright (c) 2021 Karin Vaaglandhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessVaagland, Karin2022-12-22T15:16:14Zoai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/4080Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:22:18.857556Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Crisis-Induced Leadership: Exploring the Role of the EU Commission in the EU–Jordan Compact |
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Crisis-Induced Leadership: Exploring the Role of the EU Commission in the EU–Jordan Compact |
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Crisis-Induced Leadership: Exploring the Role of the EU Commission in the EU–Jordan Compact Vaagland, Karin crisis management; crisisification; European Union; foreign policy; international negotiation; Jordan; migration policy; refugee |
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Crisis-Induced Leadership: Exploring the Role of the EU Commission in the EU–Jordan Compact |
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Crisis-Induced Leadership: Exploring the Role of the EU Commission in the EU–Jordan Compact |
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Crisis-Induced Leadership: Exploring the Role of the EU Commission in the EU–Jordan Compact |
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Crisis-Induced Leadership: Exploring the Role of the EU Commission in the EU–Jordan Compact |
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Crisis-Induced Leadership: Exploring the Role of the EU Commission in the EU–Jordan Compact |
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Vaagland, Karin |
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Vaagland, Karin |
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Vaagland, Karin |
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crisis management; crisisification; European Union; foreign policy; international negotiation; Jordan; migration policy; refugee |
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crisis management; crisisification; European Union; foreign policy; international negotiation; Jordan; migration policy; refugee |
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The EU–Jordan Compact (hereafter Compact) has been identified as being a groundbreaking, comprehensive approach to global refugee protection. Thus far, research on this underexplored case has mainly focused on the effects of the Compact. The policy process leading to the adoption of the Compact, as well as the motivations of the EU (i.e., the main donor), remain blackboxed. This article explores how the migration crisis affected the EU Commission’s ability to create coordinated, strategic action in external policy. It does so by tracing the internal EU negotiations and developing a causal model that explains how the Commission could overcome silos and efficiently draft a policy proposal linking the issues of migration and trade. The analysis is based on 13 original in-depth interviews with EU representatives. The article contributes to crisisification theory by presenting a mechanism that explains how the Commission can make use of crises. The Commission created cohesion by reframing the crisis, identifying the relevant policy tools with which to address it, and by reframing the responsibilities of the relevant directorate-general. Furthermore, by utilizing the urgency of the crisis, the Commission enabled rapid policy drafting and created an explicit linkage between refugee policy and trade policy. This linkage provided the member states with the motivation to adopt the proposal as a solution to the ongoing migration crisis. |
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