al ism ▁has ▁demonstrated ▁its ▁useful ness ▁with ▁its ▁methods ▁of ▁organ izing ▁and ▁construct ing ▁empir ical ▁studies . ▁However , ▁liberal ▁inter g overn ment al ism ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁heavily ▁critic ized . ▁A ▁general ▁criticism ▁of ▁liberal ▁inter g overn ment al ism ▁is ▁that ▁it ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁theory ▁of ▁grand ▁b arg aining ▁and ▁major ▁dec isions , ▁and ▁that ▁it ▁has ▁no ▁way ▁of ▁explaining ▁every day ▁decision - making ▁procedures . ▁Many ▁critics ▁point ▁out ▁that ▁liberal ▁inter g overn ment al ism ▁exclus ively ▁focus es ▁on ▁the ▁treat y - am ending ▁moments ▁and ▁member - states ▁economic ▁interests , ▁while ▁it ▁over look s ▁the ▁every day ▁policy ▁ag end as ▁that ▁represent ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁EU ▁policies .. ▁Furthermore , ▁Mor av cs ik ' s ▁scholar ship ▁never ▁put ▁forward ▁a ▁detailed ▁liberal ▁inter g overn ment al ist ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁powers ▁of ▁the ▁European ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice , ▁although ▁a ▁( mod ified ) ▁liberal ▁inter g overn ment al ist ▁account ▁of ▁European ▁legal ▁integration ▁is ▁certainly ▁possible ▁. ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁S ources ▁ ▁Mor av cs ik , ▁Andrew ▁/ ▁Sch imm elf enn ig , ▁Frank ▁( 2 0 0 9 ): ▁" L iber al ▁Inter g overn ment al ism ." ▁In : ▁Wiener , ▁Ant je ▁/ ▁Die z , ▁Thomas ▁( ed .): ▁European ▁Integr ations ▁Theory . ▁New ▁York : C amp us , ▁ 6 7 -