Fifteen into one? : the European Union and its member states / / edited by Wolfgang Wessels, Andreas Maurer, and Jurgen Mittag

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910147088103321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Manchester, UK ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press; New York, : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2003
• ISBN: 1-5261-3736-4; 1-280-73397-7; 9786610733972; 1-84779-049-6; 1-4175-9039-4
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiii, 472 pages) : illustrations; digital file(s)
• Collana: European Policy Research Unit series
• Altri autori (Persone): WesselsWolfgang; MaurerAndreas; MittagJurgen <1970->
• Disciplina: 341.242/2
• Soggetti: European federation; European Union countries Economic conditions; Europe Economic integration; Europe Politics and government 1989-
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.; First published: 2003.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [455]-457) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.