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Increasing fiscal integration in the EU and its potential effects on Austrian economic security
Hatch, Luke ; Hardman, Helen (vedoucí práce) ; Fracasso, Andrea (oponent)
Increasing fiscal integration in the EU and its potential effects on Austrian economic security Abstract The objectives of this dissertation are threefold. Firstly, it aims to understand what the term "economic security" means to Austrian policymakers. Secondly, it aimed to discern Austrian motivations for their "frugal" approach to EU debt mutualisation. Thirdly, it focuses on grasping whether a fear of economic insecurity was seen as a credible motivation for Austrian attitudes in the EU debt mutualisation field. Finally, it aims to ascertain whether policymakers and experts do, in fact, consider debt mutualisation to be a threat to Austrian economic security. The methodologies used in this research project were semi-structured elite interviews and content analysis. The four interviewees were either Austrian policymakers or experts in the realm of Austria's economic relationship with Europe. They were asked to give opinions on their interpretations of economic security, their take on the Frugal Four, and their views on debt mutualisation as a threat to Austrian national security. These interviews were supplemented by general documentary research but also by content analyses of the Stenographisches Protokoll, the Austrian parliamentary record, which were used to understand the use of the German equivalent...
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