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April 16, 2005
Drezner: Will Realpolitik Sell the EU Constitution to the French?"
University of Chicago assistant political science Professor Daniel W. Drezner asks: "Will realpolitik sell the EU constitution to the French?" His conclusion: It will be very interesting to see how this plays out over the next six weeks. My hunch is that support for the "yes" side will increase as the vote nears -- and even if the referendum fails, the French can simply schedule another referendum. On the other hand, if the quixotic combination of realpolitik and social democracy doesn't generate majority support in France, then I'm not sure where it will work.
Mr. Drezner, whose blog is widely read, offers several links to articles on the Chirac effort to get French voters to back the referendum. I think they are worth reading. His blog is also worth reading.
Posted by Munir Umrani at April 16, 2005 05:36 PM
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