The European Union and the Member States

by Zeff, Eleanor E.; Pirro, Ellen B.

• ISBN13: 9781588264794
• ISBN10: 1588264793
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-08-30
• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Pub

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
1 Introduction
Eleanor E. Zeff and Ellen B. Pirro	1	(10)
2 Policymaking in the European Union
John McCormick	11	(24)
Part 1 Early Union Members
3 Germany: Transforming Its Role
Carl Lankowski	35	(26)
4 France: Contradictions and Imbalances
Christian Deubner	61	(24)
5 Italy: Back to the Future or Steps Toward Normality?
Marco Giuliani and Simona Piattoni	85	(22)
6 Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg: Increasingly Cautious Europeans
Karen Anderson and Michael Kaeding	107	(22)
Part 2 The Second Wave
7 The United Kingdom: Critical Friend and Awkward Partner?
Neill Nugent and Janet Mather	129	(22)
8 Ireland: Brussels and the Celtic Tiger
Richard B. Finnegan	151	(22)
9 Denmark: Euro-Pragmatism in Practice
Eric S. Einhorn and Jessica Erfer	173	(20)
Part 3 The 1980's
10 Greece: A Most Enthusiastic, Reluctant European
Nikolaos Zahariadis	193	(18)
11 Portugal and Spain: Mission Accomplished?
Sebastián Royo	211	(26)
Part 4 The 1990's
12 Austria: Friction and Mixed Feelings
Lisa Hunt and Gerda Falkner	237	(16)
13 Sweden: Adaptation and Resistance
Johan Eliasson	253	(18)
14 Finland: Consensual Politics, Effective Implementation
Jussi Kinnunen and Tapio Raunio	271	(22)
Part 5 The 2004 Round
15 Poland: A Reluctant Member
Artur Gruszczak	293	(22)
16 Hungary: From "Policy Taker" to Policymaker
David Ellison	315	(28)
17 The Czech Republic: Waning Enthusiasm
Sharon Fisher	343	(18)
18 Slovenia and Slovakia: Joining the Club
John Occhipinti and Peter Loedel	361	(20)
19 Malta and Cyprus: The Mediterranean Island States
Roderick Pace	381	(30)
20 Latvia, Lithuania, and Estonia: Determined Euro-Atlanticists
Steven Stoltenberg	411	(34)
Part 6 Conclusion
21 The EU and the Member States: A Comparative Analysis
Eleanor E. Zeff and Ellen B. Pirro	445	(6)
List of Acronyms	451	(2)
Bibliography	453	(34)
The Contributors	487	(6)
Index	493	(6)
About the Book	499