Fifteen Into One? The European Union and its member states
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English
ISBN
0-7190-5849-X
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
I Introduction
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)
II Member States and the European Union
3 Belgium: Europeanisation and Belgian federalism (Christian Franck, Hervé Leclercq and Claire Vandevievere)
4 Denmark: in pursuit of influence and legitimacy (Finn Laursen)
5 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 Hanny)
12 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 Joao 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)
III Conclusion
18 The ‘One’ and the ‘Fifteen’? The Member States between procedural adaptation and structural revolution (Jürgen Mittag and Wolfgang Wessels)
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Index
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