Liberal intergovernmentalism

Liberal intergovernmentalism is a political theory developed by Andrew Moravcsik in 1993 to explain European integration.

Moravcsik, Andrew / Schimmelfennig, Frank (2009): "Liberal Intergovernmentalism." In: Wiener, Antje / Diez, Thomas (ed.): European Integrations Theory. New York:Campus, 67-87.

"Andrew Moravcsik took liberal institutionalism one step deeper and developed a liberal theory of international relations that effectively merged the chessboard and the web. He argued that 'state-society relations--the relationship of state to the domestic and transnational social context in which they are embedded--have a fundamental impact on state behavior in world politics.' Translated into lay terms, Moravcsik's point of departure is individuals and groups in domestic society who connect to their counterparts in other societies: exactly the picture of the web. Moreover, he assumes that the 'universal condition of world politics is globalization.' It is the web of globalized economic, social and political relationships that determines the living conditions of individual citizens, corporations and civic groups and shapes what they want and thus what their governments want."

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