Europeanization and new member states : a comparative social network analysis / / Flavia Jurje

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910452949803321
• Autore: Jurje Flavia
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : , : Routledge, , 2013
• ISBN: 0-203-37050-3; 1-299-46923-X; 1-135-92741-3
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (176 p.)
• Collana: Routledge advances in European politics ; ; 93
• Disciplina: 341.242/23
• Soggetti: Political culture - European Union countries; Civil society - European Union countries; Electronic books.; European Union countries Politics and government
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Europeanization and New Member States; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Approaches to Europeanization; Research interest; Research question and hypotheses; Methodology; Empirical and theoretical contributions; Itinerary of the book; 2 Theoretical approaches to Europeanization; Defining Europeanization; Europeanization mechanisms; Conditions for Europeanization; Europeanization models; Summary; 3 A closer look into the Romanian political system; A radiography of polity and politics in Romania; The policy-making sectors case selectionSummary; 4 External pressure, domestic transformations: establishing the causal link; Europeanization of decision-making; Empowerment of non-state actors; Social network analysis in decision-making studies; Summary; 5 The impact of the EU pressure on the institutions of the decision-making process; Institutions of a policy process; Data analysis; Summary; 6 The impact of the EU pressure on power configuration; Power in policy-making; Data analysis; Summary; 7 The impact of the EU pressure on the level of conflict; Conflict in policy-making; Data analysisSummary; 8 Conclusions; Main findings; Contributions: Theoretical and empirical added-value; Where it stands; Looking ahead; Appendix; List of the institutions interviewed; The Questionnaire; UCINET/CONCOR: Structural equivalence results; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: "This book examines the Europeanization of the polity and politics of a new EU Member State. Using social network analysis in a comparative research design, it provides a systematic analysis of the effects of Europeanization on the institutions, policy processes, power constellation and conflict among national elites"--