The Europeanization of European politics : From Zapatero to Rajoy

A comparative study of European politics in transition through the conceptual prism of Europeanization. This book presents a comparative perspective to the study of European politics, focusing on the unique and transformative effect of European Union on the politics of its member states - in effect, the Europeanization of European politics. For no other world region is there a similar intensity of Treaty and other obligations on a set of neighboring states, nor a comparable depth of of supranational governance. The concept of Europeanism as an evaluative theme is used to explore this unique, sui generis, region, its states, and its political transformation in the 21st century Front Matter....Pages i-xxvii Front Matter....Pages 1-1 Europeanization and European Politics....Pages 3-21 Front Matter....Pages 23-23 Germany, the EU and a Transforming Domestic Political Arena....Pages 25-38 Finland: Toward a More Cautious Europeanization?....Pages 39-51 France: Europeanization of the Fifth Republic—Past, Present and Future....Pages 53-65 Poland: Europeanization at the Parliamentary Level....Pages 67-79 Britain: Europeanization and the Battle with History....Pages 81-94 Greece: A Critical Assessment of Europeanization....Pages 95-106 Front Matter....Pages 107-107 Immigration Policy....Pages 109-122 Europeanization of Health Policy: The Role of EU Institutions....Pages 123-136 Energy and Climate Policy....Pages 137-149 Europeanization and the Common Foreign and Security Policy....Pages 151-162 Development Policy....Pages 163-175 The EU and Its Eastern Neighbors—The Limits of Europeanization....Pages 177-189 “Euro 1.0”: Europeanization Manqué?....Pages 191-202 Front Matter....Pages 203-203 Evaluating the Europeanization Effect....Pages 205-212 Back Matter....Pages 213-242 "This book presents a comparative perspective to the study of European politics, focusing on the unique and transformative effect of European Union on the politics of its member states - in effect, the Europeanization of European politics. For no other world region is there a similar intensity of Treaty and other obligations on a set of neighboring states, nor a comparable depth of of supranational governance. The concept of Europeanism as an evaluative theme is used to explore this unique, sui generis, region, its states, and its political transformation in the 21st century."--Publisher's website