European integration in the era of permissive dissensus: Neofunctionalism and agenda-setting in European health technology assessment and communicable disease control

摘要: This article questions the argument that we need a post-functional theory of European integration. We suggest instead integrative mechanisms classical neofunctionalist explain advances in integration twenty-first century, especially if incorporated into broader understanding policymaking grounded multiple streams approach. Neofunctionalist mechanisms, our understanding, work by changing contents problem, politics and policy streams, systematically biasing all three toward solutions to problems. illuminate with two cases health policy, namely communicable disease control technology assessment. In these areas, as other areas Union substantial has taken place since 2000 despite long-standing member state reluctance integrate Lisbon treaty language discouraging