ABSTRACT
Here we engage with the question of why institutional conflicts break out over decision-making competencies, and we do so through an in-depth analysis of the processes which led to the most controversial institutional conflicts in recent decades. The present chapter deals with this question in the field of EU cooperation in Justice and Home Affairs. The following chapter turns to the analysis of these dynamics in the field of the EU’s external actions. In a subsequent chapter, the insights from these process analyses are brought together to formulate a general mechanism central to these cases.
