Fifteen into one? : : the European Union and its member states / / edited by Wolfgang Wessels, Andreas Maurer, and Jurgen Mittag.
This book provides a country-by-country analysis of how European policy is made and applied in the Member States. Its central focus is the involvement of national institutions and how non-state actors interact and fit into the Union's system.
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| Superior document: | European Policy Research Unit series |
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| Year of Publication: | 2003 |
| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | European Policy Research Unit series.
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xxiii, 472 pages) :; illustrations; digital file(s). |
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Table of Contents:
- Contents; List of figures; List of tables; Notes on contributors; Preface and major findings: the anatomy, the analysis and the assessment of the 'beast'; List of abbreviations and acronyms; 1 The European Union and Member States: analysing two arenas over time - Wolfgang Wessels, Andreas Maurer and Jürgen Mittag; 2 The European Union matters: structuring self-made offers and demands - Andreas Maurer and Wolfgang Wessels; 3 Belgium: Europeanisation and Belgian federalism - Christian Franck, Hervé Leclercq and Claire Vandevievere
- 4 Denmark: in pursuit of influence and legitimacy - Finn Laursen5 Germany: fragmented structures in a complex system - Andreas Maurer; 6 Finland: smooth adaptation to European values and institutions - Teija Tiilikainen; 7 Greece: a never-ending story of mutual attraction and estrangement - Nikos Frangakis and Antonios D. Papayannides; 8 Spain: the emergence of a new major actor in the European arena - Felipe Basabe Lloréns; 9 France: the European transformation of the French model - Andrea Szukala; 10 Ireland: modernisation via Europeanisation - Brigid Laffan
- 11 Italy: progress behind complexity - Flaminia Gallo and Birgit Hanny12 Luxembourg: flexible and pragmatic adaptation - Danielle Bossaert; 13 The Netherlands: a former founding father in search of control - Ben J.S. Hoetjes; 14 Austria: domestic change through European integration - Otmar Höll, Johannes Pollack and Sonja Puntscher-Riekmann; 15 Portugal: one way to Europeanisation - Maria João Seabra; 16 Sweden: another awkward partner? - Karl Magnus Johansson; 17 The United Kingdom: between political controversy and administrative efficiency - Kenneth A. Armstrong and Simon Bulmer
- 18 The 'One' and the 'Fifteen'? The Member States between procedural adaptation and structural revolution - Jürgen Mittag and Wolfgang WesselsSelect bibliography; Index