Technology Policy In The European Union (european Union Series)

A major new assessment of European technology policy set in the context of the wider political economy of contemporary Europe. The book focuses centrally on collaborative research programmes, such as the EU's Framework programme and the intergovernmental EUREKA programme, and their contribution to European technological competitiveness. Based on new and original research, Technology Policy in the European Union provides definitive coverage of an increasingly important, expensive and politicised area of public policy The Political System of the European Union sets out a new way of analyzing, researching and teaching the EU. This approach starts from the recognition that the EU possesses all the attributes of a modern "political system." The book subsequently argues that we should use general theories and methods in political science to understand how the EU works. For each of the main processes in the EU political system, the book introduces the key political science tools, applies these in a detailed description of the workings of the EU, and compares the results to the latest theoretical and empirical research on the EU. The EU's expanding technology policy role can be justified by both competitive challenges and advantages which are more or less shared by all its member states. However, the politics of European technology policy remain lively and contentious. They reflect wider debates about the proper role of the EU in European political and economic life. This important book provides an authoritative yet accessible assessment of the development, size and impact of European technology policies, and a critique of their current direction.
Front Matter....Pages i-xviii Introduction....Pages 1-25 The Historical Backdrop....Pages 26-44 Competition, Collaboration and Integration....Pages 45-66 Davignon, ESPRIT and the Single European Act....Pages 67-88 Eureka!....Pages 89-112 Maastricht and Framework IV....Pages 113-135 A European Technological Community?....Pages 136-162 Decision-Making: Who Gets What and Why?....Pages 163-187 What Has Been Achieved?....Pages 188-210 Conclusion....Pages 211-234 Back Matter....Pages 235-261 This text provides an assessment of European technology policy set in the context of the wider political economy of contemporary Europe. The book focuses centrally on collaborative research programmes, such as the EU's Framework and the intergovernmental EUREKA, and their contribution to European technological competitiveness. Based on research, the book offers coverage of an increasingly important, expensive and politicized area of public policy Renaud Dehousse ; Foreword By William E. Paterson. Part Of This Book Was First Published In French In 1994 By Montchrestien As La Cour De Justice Des Communautʹes Europʹeennes -t.p. Verso. --text Expanded In French. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 195-201) And Index. Translated From The French. This text provides an assessment of European technology policy set in the context of the wider political economy of contemporary Europe. It focuses centrally on collaborative research programmes and their contribution to European technological competitiveness Rather than focusing on a single area of the EU, or on detailed coverage of its institutions or policies, McCormick's new book introduces all aspects of European integration, combining a clear and thematic narrative with essential facts and figures The EU is presented in this textbook as an emerging political system, in which the government, policies and the politics of the system are inextricably linked