Fifteen into one? : the European Union and its member states
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Fifteen into one? : the European Union and its member states
（European policy research unit series）
Manchester University Press, 2003
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [455]-457) and index
Contents of Works
- The European Union and member states : analysing two arenas over time / Wolfgang Wessels, Andreas Maurer and Jürgen Mittag
- The European Union matters : structuring self-made offers and demands / Andreas Maurer and Wolfgang Wessels
- Belgium : Europeanisation and Belgian federalism / Christian Franck, Hervé Leclercq and Claire Vandevievere
- Denmark : in pursuit of influence and legitimacy / Finn Laursen
- Germany : fragmented structures in a complex system / Andreas Maurer
- Finland : smooth adaptation to European values and institutions / Teija Tiilikainen
- Greece : a never-ending story of mutual attraction and estrangement / Nikos Frangakis and Antonios D. Papayannides
- Spain : the emergence of a new major actor in the European arena / Felipe Basabe Lloréns
- France : the European transformation of the French model / Andrea Szukala
- Ireland : modernisation via Europeanisation / Brigid Laffan
- Italy : progress behind complexity / Flaminia Gallo and Birgit Hanny
- Luxembourg : flexible and pragmatic adaptation / Danielle Bossaert
- The Netherlands : a former founding father in search of control / Ben J.S. Hoetjes
- Austria : domestic change through European integration / Otmar Höll, Johannes Pollack and Sonja Puntscher-Riekmann
- Portugal : one way to Europeanisation / Maria João Seabra
- Sweden : another awkward partner? / Karl Magnus Johansson
- The United Kingdom : between political controversy and administrative efficiency / Kenneth A. Armstrong and Simon Bulmer
- The "one" and the "fifteen"? : the member states between procedural adaptation and structural revolution / Jürgen Mittag and Wolfgang Wessels
Description and Table of Contents
Description
This book takes up traditional approaches to political science. It aims to offer a mixture of conventional and specific analyses and insights for different groups of readers. In view of the European Union's multi-level and multi-actor polity, the book highlights the complex procedural and institutional set-up of nation states preparing and implementing decisions made by the institutions of the European Community (EC). In looking at the emerging and evolving realities of the European polity, it shows how European institutions and Member States (re-)act and interact in a new institutional and procedural set-up. It explores how governmental and non-governmental actors in different national settings adapt to common challenges, constraints and opportunities for which they are mainly themselves responsible. The book discusses the Belgian policy toward European integration as a significant demonstration of its commitment to multilateralism and international co-operation in security and economic affairs. Attitudes to European integration in Denmark, Germany, Finland, Greece, and Spain are discussed. Tendencies towards 'Europeanisation' and 'sectoralisation' of the ministerial administration during the process of European integration and the typical administrative pluralism of the Italian political system seem to have mutually reinforced each other. Strong multi-level players are able to increase their access and influence at both levels and to use their position on one level for strengthening their say on the other. German and Belgian regions might develop into these kinds of actors. A persistent trend during the 1990s is traced towards stronger national performers, particularly in terms of adaptations and reactions to Maastricht Treaty. -- .
Table of Contents
- Belgium
- Denmark
- Germany
- Greece
- Spain
- France
- Ireland
- Italy
- Luxembourg
- The Netherlands
- Austria
- Portugal
- Finland
- Sweden
- United Kingdom.
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