EU foreign and interior policies : cross-pillar politics and the social construction of sovereignty / Stephan Stetter.

Includes bibliographical references (pages [196]-233) and index.

Theoretical framework : addressing the functional dynamics in the integration of foreign and interior policies at the EU level -- The construction of an EU insider/outsider distinction -- The institutional and substantive dynamics of cross-pillarization -- Authority delegation to supranational actors : primary capabilities -- Authority delegation in between treaty reforms : the secondary capabilities of supranational actors -- Substantive cross-pillar linkages in foreign and interior affairs : the cases of EU Middle East and migration policies -- Policy-making in cross-pillar settings : actor preferences and policy-making dynamics -- The divergent policy preferences of supranational actors in foreign and interior policies : tackling the myth of supranational unity -- Patterns of policy-making in EU foreign and interior policies : executive dominance and co-ordination problems.