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Contents Abstract ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Acknowledgements .................................................................................................................... 4 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 8 Methodology ........................................................................................................................ 10 Hypothesis and the structure of the thesis ............................................................................ 11 Chapter 1: Theoretical framework ........................................................................................... 13 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 13 Core elements of multi-level game theory ........................................................................... 16 One Issue, One level ............................................................................................................. 19 One Issue, Two levels .......................................................................................................... 21 Two Issues, One level .......................................................................................................... 22 Two Issues, Two levels ........................................................................................................ 24 Two Issues, Three Levels ..................................................................................................... 27 Chapter 2: Background of the Mid-Term Review ................................................................... 29 Introduction .......................................................................................................................... 29 Rational Ignorance ............................................................................................................... 33 Chapter 3: Multi-level negotiations in practice ....................................................................... 35 The issues: cost of the CAP and eastern enlargement .......................................................... 35 Iraq War as an exogenous catalyst for community level coalition building ........................ 39 Impact of the international trade negotiations ...................................................................... 41 6