Discussion Paper No. 3 / November 2003
Zur Didaktik politikwissenschaftlicher Theorien der europäischen Integration

Ralph Rotte

Abstract

Since the 1950s, the study of European integration within the framework of political science has led to a vast number of theoretical explanations and models of the integration process and of the structures of the European Union. This paper tries to reduce the increasing complexity of integration theories for students of EU politics by providing an introductory, brief overview of core approaches in traditional “supranational“, intergovernmental (international relations) and political systems perceptions of the EU.