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Does the European Union change the domestic politics and institutions of its member states? Many studies of EU decisionmaking in Brussels pay little attention to the potential domestic impact of European integration. Transforming Europe traces the effects of Europeanization on the EU member states. The various chapters, based on cutting-edge research, examine the impact of the EU on national court systems, territorial politics, societal networks, public discourse, identity, and citizenship norms.The European Union, the authors find, does indeed make a difference-even in Germany, France, and the United Kingdom. In many cases EU rules and regulations incompatible with domestic institutions have created pressure for national governments to adapt. This volume examines the conditions under which this ""adaptational pressure"" has led to institutional change in the member states.

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Author:   Maria Green Cowles ,  James Caporaso ,  Thomas Risse
Publisher:   Cornell University Press
Imprint:   Cornell University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.50cm , Height: 1.80cm , Length: 23.50cm
Weight:   0.454kg
ISBN:  

9780801486715

ISBN 10:   0801486718
Pages:   304
Publication Date:   20 February 2001
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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With its rigorous empirical analyses of conceptually innovative case studies, this book is sure to generate a lot of interest. Transforming Europe will undoubtedly make a mark on the field of European Union studies. Alan Cafruny, Hamilton College

This book. . . . has been eagerly awaited, and the results do not disappoint. The reader is offered a sophisticated blend of careful building of a conceptual framework with rich empirical studies that carefully trace processes of change. . . . The result is a sensitive, nuanced portrait of the complex relationships between European integration and domestic change not just across different policy sectors but also with the same sector. . . . The editors are to be highly commended for putting together such an ambitious project, for giving it coherence and for seeking to challenge and provoke. They succeed admirably. -Kenneth Dyson, University of Bradford. Journal of European Area Studies, Vol. 10, No. 1, 2002

Author Information

Maria Green Cowles is Assistant Professor in the School of International Service at American University and coeditor of State of the European Union: Risks, Reforms, Resistance, and Revival. James Caporaso is Professor of Political Science at the University of Washington, author of numerous books, and editor of Comparative Political Studies. Thomas Risse is Professor of International Relations and Joint Chair of the Robert Schuman Centre and Department of Social and Political Sciences at the European University Institute, Italy. His previous books include Cooperation among Democracies: The European Influence on U.S. Foreign Policy.

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