Article(print) World Affairs Online1997

Scandinavian exceptionalism and European Union

In: Journal of common market studies: JCMS, Volume 35, Issue 4, p. 565-594

Lawler, Peter

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Abstract

In contrast to more usual interest-based accounts, this analysis of the Scandinavian national debates about EU membership focuses on the conflict between different normative standpoints on the implications of membership for the future of the Scandinavian exceptional state. The debates shared a number of crucial features, notably the prominence of exceptionalist (i.e. progressivist and internationalist) critiques of the European project, but distinctive national setttings also produced significant variations. It is argued that normative analysis of the debates identifies some key issues concerning the future of Scandinavian exceptionalism and, more generally, questions overly exogenous accounts of foreign policy change in small states. (Journal of Common Market Studies / FUB)

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