Europeanization and National Politics. (2010)

• Record Type: Book
• Other Names: Ladrech, Robert
• Contents: Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Europeanization of member states: what significance?; Why Europeanization rather than globalization?; Explaining the emergence of the Europeanization concept; Development and (near) consolidation of an approach; Organization of the book; 1 Europeanization: Conceptual Developments and a Framework for Analysis; What is the meaning of 'member state'?; The direction of influence: 'top-down'; Dimensions of domestic change: where does the EU affect its member states?; Polity (institutions); Policy. Mechanisms of domestic change: how does the EU impact its member states?Outcome of domestic change: what is the extent of change?; Europeanization and the post-communist experience; A methodological consideration; 2 National Executives; EU decision-making and national executives; A privileged position?; From pressures of membership to misfit; National coordination of EU affairs; Institutional adjustment to EU policy output; Strengthening of the national executive vis-à-vis national legislatures; The national executive in the post-communist context. Conclusion: explaining national variation in executive change3 National Parliaments; National parliaments: 'losers' in the integration process?; Role and responsibilities of national parliaments in EU affairs; Institutional change: multiple causes?; European Union influence on post-communist parliaments; Conclusion; 4 Centre-Regional Relations; The changing nature of territorial relations in Western Europe; National and regional interests in EU policy-making; Compound states; Simple states; Regional developments in post-communist member states. Mechanisms of change in central-regional relationsConclusion; 5 National Courts; Legal integration and mechanisms of change: the development of the ECJ; New roles for national courts; The post-communist experience; Conclusion; 6 Political Parties; Parties, politics and the EU; Europeanization and domestic politics; Europeanization and political parties; Europeanization and parties in post-communist member states; Conclusion; 7 Interest Groups and Social Movements; How does the EU affect interest group behaviour?; How does the EU affect social movements? How do interest groups and social movements respond to EU policy outputs?Europeanization and post-communist interest groups and social movements; Conclusion; 8 National Policy; EU policy and national policy-making systems; Types of EU policy influence on member states: 'hard' and 'soft'; The domestic impact of 'hard' EU policies; The domestic impact of 'soft' policies; Post-communist experience of policy change: adaptation or transformation?; Conclusion; 9 Foreign Policy; Developing a European foreign policy?; Europeanization and national foreign policy: dimensions and mechanisms.
• Publisher Details: Place of publication not identified : Palgrave Macmillan
• Publication Date: 2010
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 320.94; Public Policy/General; Politics and government; International Relations/General; Europ''aische Integration; European Union countries -- Politics and government; Europe -- European Union countries; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 1137068140; 9781137068149
• Related ISBNs: 9781403918741; 1403918740; 1403918759; 9781403918758
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