Europeanization, integration and identity : a social constructivist fusion perspective on Norway / / Gamze Tanil

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910827863503321
• Autore: Tanil Gamze <1978->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Abingdon, Oxon ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2012
• ISBN: 1-280-66231-X; 9786613639240; 1-136-45124-2; 0-203-12563-0
• Edizione: [1st ed.]
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (201 p.)
• Collana: Routledge advances in European politics
• Disciplina: 320.609481
• Soggetti: Identity politics - European Union countries; Norway Politics and government 20th century
• 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, Integrationand Identity; Copyright; Contents; List of Illustrations; 1. Introduction; Norway and the European Union: a variable geometry; Theorizing the EU effect: Europeanization; Aims of the book and primary research questions; Actors to analyse; Policy areas to analyse; Methodology and source of data; Outline of the book; 2. Theoretical framework; Introduction; Definition of concepts; Ideational socialization; Fusion perspective; Social constructivist fusion perspective; Empirical testing of the hypotheses and the causal mechanisms; 3. Foreign and security policy; IntroductionEmpirical analysis; Conclusions; 4. Justice and home affairs policy; Introduction; Empirical analysis; Conclusions; 5. Energy policy; Introduction; Empirical analysis; Conclusions; 6. Agricultural and food safety policy; Introduction; Empirical analysis; Conclusions; 7. Fisheries policy; Introduction; Empirical analysis; Conclusions; 8. Conclusions; Comparative analysis of the empirical findings; Conceptual implications of the empirical findings; Relevance of the empirical findings; Implications for Norway's future EU membership; Further research on Norway; 9. Appendix; A.Interview questionsB.Questionnaire; Notes; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book analyses how domestic and European structures impact on national actors' identities, interests and foreign policy practices. Employing Norway as the case study area, the author uses this nation as an example to assess Europeanization and identity politics across the European Union (EU).Utilising an original and innovative approach called 'social constructivist fusion perspective', the author addresses Europeanization across several key factors. The author assesses the influence of the EU on 'half-way member countries', and the impact of identity politics and domestic