Differentiated membership, strategic necessity, and the risk to ever-closer union

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Contribution to ECPR "The Loop" blog series on EU enlargement dilemmas.

Differentiated membership may offer a pragmatic path to EU enlargement, but it risks undermining unity in a multipolar world. Stefan Telle argues that without investment in centre-formation and shared political identity, the EU could drift into transactionalism, weakening its global voice and eroding the ideal of an ever-closer union

https://theloop.ecpr.eu/differentiated-membership-strategic-necessity-and-the-risk-to-closer-union/

Period22 Apr 2025

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  • TitleDifferentiated membership, strategic necessity, and the risk to ever-closer union
    Degree of recognitionInternational
    Media name/outletEuropean Consortium for Political Research
    Media typeWeb
    Country/TerritoryNetherlands
    Date22/04/25
    DescriptionDifferentiated membership may offer a pragmatic path to EU enlargement, but it risks undermining unity in a multipolar world. Stefan Telle argues that without investment in centre-formation and shared political identity, the EU could drift into transactionalism, weakening its global voice and eroding the ideal of an ever-closer union
    URLhttps://theloop.ecpr.eu/differentiated-membership-strategic-necessity-and-the-risk-to-closer-union/
    PersonsStefan Telle
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