Dimensiunile consensualității în sfera politică internațională

Abstract

This paper engages in an in-depth analysis of the dimensions of consensus in international politics, with a particular focus on the limits of consensus in the context of European integration. Starting from the premise that consensus is a fundamental principle of international cooperation, the paper investigates the extent to which it is affected by political, economic and social factors with significant implications for the dynamics of European integration and the effective functioning of the European Union. The hypothesis of this paper supports the idea that European consensuality is subject to varying constraints, which manifest themselves at different levels of intensity, ranging from minor influences with negligible impact to major political crises with a high potential to destabilize the process of European integration and threaten the future of the European Union. The methodology of this thesis is based on historical institutionalism, through an analytical approach to the historical evolution of European integration, the analysis being structured around four significant episodes that have tested the European Union’s capacity to act by consensus. Analyzing the factors that have influenced and limited consensus at various stages of the European integration process, the paper aims to provide a complex perspective on the limits of European consensus and to demonstrate that the consensus model is the most appropriate model to overcome the existing political crises within the European system.