Preference cohesion and bargaining satisfaction among Southern EU member states: a comparative perspective

To what extent does being aligned in EU negotiations predict favourable outcomes for the Southern Euro countries (Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece) in Council of the EU negotiations? This article attempts to answer this question by leveraging data from the DEU (Decision-Making in the European Union) d...

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Autores: Bicchi, Nicolas, Arregui, Javier
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Fecha de publicación:2025
País:España
Recursos:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)
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Legislative bargaining
Council of the EU
Bargaining satisfaction
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spelling Preference cohesion and bargaining satisfaction among Southern EU member states: a comparative perspectiveBicchi, NicolasArregui, JavierEuropean UnionLegislative bargainingCouncil of the EUBargaining satisfactionTo what extent does being aligned in EU negotiations predict favourable outcomes for the Southern Euro countries (Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece) in Council of the EU negotiations? This article attempts to answer this question by leveraging data from the DEU (Decision-Making in the European Union) dataset, and comparing this group of countries to two other well-established alliances at the EU level: the Nordics and the Visegrad Four. Results indicate that the Southern alliance generally lacks cohesion compared to the other groups, but when it is able to find a coherent position, it becomes more effective in obtaining its members' desired legislative outcomes. Preliminary evidence also suggests that this effect occurs because aligning gives groups of countries more voting power, and because their social capital makes them more effective in negotiations.This work was supported by the Spanish Ministry Science and Research under Grant PID2020-119716GB-I00; it was also supported by the Erasmus + programme of the European Union under Grants 101085465 - BACES and 101047889 - EU-GOV (Jean Monnet Chair in European Governance).Taylor & Francis2026202620252026info:eu-repo/semantics/articleinfo:eu-repo/semantics/acceptedVersionapplication/pdfapplication/pdfhttps://hdl.handle.net/10230/72274http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/01402382.2023.2258030http://hdl.handle.net/10230/72274reponame:Recercat. Dipósit de la Recerca de Catalunyainstname:Varias* (Consorci de Biblioteques Universitáries de Catalunya, Centre de Serveis Científics i Acadèmics de Catalunya)InglésWest European Politics. 2025;48(1):58-83info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/ES/2PE/PID2020‐119716GB‐I00© This is an Accepted Manuscript of an article published by Taylor & Francis in West European Politics on 2023 Oct 2, available online: http://www.tandfonline.com/10.1080/01402382.2023.2258030.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:recercat.cat:10230/722742026-05-29T05:05:01Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Preference cohesion and bargaining satisfaction among Southern EU member states: a comparative perspective
title Preference cohesion and bargaining satisfaction among Southern EU member states: a comparative perspective
spellingShingle Preference cohesion and bargaining satisfaction among Southern EU member states: a comparative perspective
Bicchi, Nicolas
European Union
Legislative bargaining
Council of the EU
Bargaining satisfaction
title_short Preference cohesion and bargaining satisfaction among Southern EU member states: a comparative perspective
title_full Preference cohesion and bargaining satisfaction among Southern EU member states: a comparative perspective
title_fullStr Preference cohesion and bargaining satisfaction among Southern EU member states: a comparative perspective
title_full_unstemmed Preference cohesion and bargaining satisfaction among Southern EU member states: a comparative perspective
title_sort Preference cohesion and bargaining satisfaction among Southern EU member states: a comparative perspective
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Bicchi, Nicolas
Arregui, Javier
author Bicchi, Nicolas
author_facet Bicchi, Nicolas
Arregui, Javier
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dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv European Union
Legislative bargaining
Council of the EU
Bargaining satisfaction
topic European Union
Legislative bargaining
Council of the EU
Bargaining satisfaction
description To what extent does being aligned in EU negotiations predict favourable outcomes for the Southern Euro countries (Italy, Spain, Portugal, Greece) in Council of the EU negotiations? This article attempts to answer this question by leveraging data from the DEU (Decision-Making in the European Union) dataset, and comparing this group of countries to two other well-established alliances at the EU level: the Nordics and the Visegrad Four. Results indicate that the Southern alliance generally lacks cohesion compared to the other groups, but when it is able to find a coherent position, it becomes more effective in obtaining its members' desired legislative outcomes. Preliminary evidence also suggests that this effect occurs because aligning gives groups of countries more voting power, and because their social capital makes them more effective in negotiations.
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