The National Co-ordination of EU Policy The Domestic Level

by Kassim, Hussein; Peters, B. Guy; Wright, Vincent

• ISBN13: 9780198296645
• ISBN10: 0198296649
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-10-19
• Publisher: Oxford University Press

Summary

This book i sone of two volumes in which leading scholars examine the way in which EU member states co-ordinate their European policies. Eschewing the 'Europeanisation' problematic within which the issue is usually adressed, this book adopts a broader, more inclusive approach. It examinesdomestic processes and investigates co-ordination in ten member states - Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Portugal, Spain and the United Kingdom - looking at co-ordinating ambitions, the actors involved in EU policy making, and the structures and processes by which policyis made. From a comparative perspective, the book identifies and assesses the impact of the influiences that have shaped systems of national co-ordination - the demands exerted by Union membership, the instituional structure of the national polity, the pre-existing balance between domestic institutions,administrative norms and values, and attitudes, both popular and elite, the European integration. It assesses the extent to which there has been a convergent response to the administrative challenges posed by membership on the part of the member states or whether a pattern of divergence emerges. Theeffectiveness of member states in influencing policy outcomes at the European level is also addressed. The companion volume answers similar questions about national administrations in Brussels. Looking at twelve member states, it is the first systematic examination of the role played by Permanent Representations in national EU policy making.

Table of Contents

Preface	v
Notes on Contributors	ix
List of Figures	xi
List of Tables	xii
Abbreviations	xiii
Introduction	1	(21)
Hussein Kassim
B. Guy Peters
Vincent Wright
The United Kingdom	22	(32)
Hussein Kassim
Germany	54	(25)
Hans-Ulrich Derlien
France	79	(20)
Anand Menon
Italy	99	(15)
Giacinto della Cananea
Spain	114	(27)
Ignacio Molina
Portugal	141	(20)
Jose Magone
Greece	161	(21)
Calliope Spanou
Belgium	182	(19)
Bart Kerremans
Austria	201	(18)
Wolfgang Muller
Denmark	219	(16)
Thomas Pedersen
Conclusion: The National Co-ordination of EU Policy: Confronting the Challenge	235	(30)
Hussein Kassim
Index	265