Warming up for the EU. Iceland and European Integration

An Analysis of the Factors Contributing to the Changing Perception of Iceland’s Political Elites Toward Membership in the European Union

Master's Thesis , 2010 , 93 Pages , Grade: 1,0

Politics - Topic: European Union

The overall aim of this work is to analyze and explain the change of behavior of the Icelandic political elites toward European integration, with specific focus on the domestic and external, political and economic developments that contributed to this change and eventually led to Iceland’s EU accession bid in 2009. To this end, the author has chosen to specifically focus on the time period from the outbreak of the financial crisis in Iceland in 2008 to the day of Iceland’s official EU application in July 2009. Nevertheless, historical developments that are relevant for properly explaining Iceland’s behavior toward European integration have been included where appropriate.

• College: University of Hannover (Institut für Politische Wissenschaft)
• Grade: 1,0
• Author: Julia Kaute (Author)
• Publication Year: 2010
• Pages: 93
• Catalog Number: V162390
• ISBN (eBook): 9783640767458
• ISBN (Book): 9783640767472
• Language: English
• Tags: Island, Iceland, European Integration, Europäische Integration, Economic Crisis, Wirtschaftskrise, Norden, Nördische Länder, Skandinavien, Scandinavia, EU, Europäische Kommission, European Commission, European Parliament, Europäisches Parlament, Rat der EU, EU Beitritt, EU Erweiterung, EU Enlargement, Public Opinion, Öffentliche Meinung, Interessengruppen, Interest Groups, Social Constructivism, Sozialer Konstruktivismus, Liberal Intergovernmentalism, Liberaler Intergouvernementalismus, Small States, Kleinstaaten, Political Elites, Politische Eliten, Nationalstaat, Nation, Nation-State, Diffusion of Norms, EFTA, EEA, Schengen, EU Membership, Economy, Fischereipolitik, Fischerei, Fishing Industry, CFP, EU Policy, Membership Bid, EU Beitrittsgesuch, Icesave, Social Democrats, Sozialdemokraten, Independence party, Unabhängigkeitspartei, Left Greens, Sigurdardottir, Haarde, Korruption, Corruption, Transparency, Council of the EU, EU Vertrag, Copenhagen Criteria, Kopenhagen Kriterien