Fifteen Into One?: The European Union A

Contents......Page 6
List of figures......Page 8
List of tables......Page 10
Notes on contributors......Page 12
Preface and major findings: the anatomy, the analysis and the assessment of the ‘beast’......Page 14
List of abbreviations and acronyms......Page 19
I Introduction......Page 26
1 The European Union and Member States: analysing two arenas over time (Wolfgang Wessels, Andreas Maurer and Jürgen Mittag)......Page 28
2 The European Union matters: structuring self-made offers and demands (Andreas Maurer and Wolfgang Wessels)......Page 54
II Member States and the European Union......Page 92
3 Belgium: Europeanisation and Belgian federalism (Christian Franck, Hervé Leclercq and Claire Vandevievere)......Page 94
4 Denmark: in pursuit of influence and legitimacy (Finn Laursen)......Page 117
5 Germany: fragmented structures in a complex system (Andreas Maurer)......Page 140
6 Finland: smooth adaptation to European values and institutions (Teija Tiilikainen)......Page 175
7 Greece: a never-ending story of mutual attraction and estrangement (Nikos Frangakis and Antonios D. Papayannides)......Page 191
8 Spain: the emergence of a new major actor in the European arena (Felipe Basabe Lloréns)......Page 209
9 France: the European transformation of the French model (Andrea Szukala)......Page 241
10 Ireland: modernisation via Europeanisation (Brigid Laffan)......Page 273
11 Italy: progress behind complexity (Flaminia Gallo and Birgit Hanny)......Page 296
12 Luxembourg: flexible and pragmatic adaptation (Danielle Bossaert)......Page 323
13 The Netherlands: a former founding father in search of control (Ben J.S. Hoetjes)......Page 340
14 Austria: domestic change through European integration (Otmar Höll, Johannes Pollack and Sonja Puntscher-Riekmann)......Page 362
15 Portugal: one way to Europeanisation (Maria Joao Seabra)......Page 380
16 Sweden: another awkward partner? (Karl Magnus Johansson)......Page 394
17 The United Kingdom: between political controversy and administrative efficiency (Kenneth A. Armstrong and Simon Bulmer)......Page 413
III Conclusion......Page 436
18 The ‘One’ and the ‘Fifteen’? The Member States between procedural adaptation and structural revolution (Jürgen Mittag and Wolfgang Wessels)......Page 438
Select bibliography......Page 480
Index......Page 484