A theory of segmented polities the European Union in perspective Jozef Bátora, John Erik Fossum, Jarle Trondal

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Bátora, Jozef, author.

Fossum, John Erik, author.

Trondal, Jarle, author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in European politics

Cambridge elements. Elements in European politics 2754-5032

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union countries.

Politics and government.

Supranationalism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2026

Summary:

"This Element introduces the theory of segmented polity to address the misfit between dominant state-centric political theories and the hybrid realities of contemporary governance. Segmented polities are contested, partial, and constrained but nonetheless develop autonomous policymaking capacities and distinct social constituencies. The EU exemplifies this form, blending supranational and intergovernmental traits within a statist political order. Grounded in organization theory and institutionalism, the Element provides empirical analysis of the internal market and security segments showing how segmented polities operate across functional domains and generate bounded epistemic communities. While enabling policy efficiency, they also exhibit democratic deficits. The Element presents segmented polities as evolutionary responses to governance complexity and outlines implications for political science, international relations, European integration theory, and democracy studies, and proposes a research agenda focused on longitudinal, actor-based, and comparative studies of polity segmentation beyond the EU"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Introducing a theory of segmented polities

State formation, European integration, and (re-)segmentation

A theory of segmented polities

The EU as a segmented polity

Conclusion and outlooks

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed May 8, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version Bátora, Jozef Theory of segmented polities

ISBN:

1009589342

9781009589345

OCLC:

1588376308

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