European integration and consensus politics in the Low Countries / edited by Hans Vollaard, Jan Beyers and Patrick Dumont.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Vollaard, Hans, editor.

Beyers, Jan, editor.

Dumont, Patrick, editor.

Series:

Europe and the nation state ; 17.

Europe and the nation state ; 17

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

European Union--Benelux countries.

European Union.

Political culture--Benelux countries.

Political culture.

Politics, Practical--Benelux countries.

Politics, Practical.

Consensus (Social sciences).

Politics and government.

Benelux countries--Politics and government.

Benelux countries.

Physical Description:

xxiv, 250 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2015.

Summary:

"The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg are well-known cases of consensus politics. Decision-making in the Low Countries has been characterized by broad involvement, power sharing and making compromises. These countries were also founding member states of the European Union (EU) and its predecessors. However, the relationship between European integration and the tradition of domestic consensus politics remains unclear. In order to explore this relationship this book offers in-depth studies of a wide variety of political actors such as governments, parliaments, political parties, courts, ministries and interest groups as well as key policy-issues such as the ratification of EU treaties and family migration. The authors focus not only on Europeanization, but also explore whether European integration may gradually undermine the fundamental characteristics of consensus politics in the Low Countries. Drawing on consociationalism and Europeanization research, this volume provides a comprehensive overview of Europeanization in these three states as well as a better understanding of the varieties of consensus politics across and within countries. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of European studies, European integration, European law, political science, European political economy and comparative politics"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction : European integration and consensus politics / Jan Beyers, Hans Vollaard and Patrick Dumont

Coping with domestic and European complexity : how consensus politics is maintained in the Low Countries' governments / Patrick Dumont, Arco Timmermans and Catherine Moury

European integration and the flexibility of consensus politics in the parliaments of the Low Countries / Astrid Spreitzer and Arco Timmermans

The impact of European integration on within-party organizational dynamics : more or less consensus politics? / Benoît Rihoux, Astrid Spreitzer and Ruud Koole

Europeanization, constitutional review and consensus politics in the Low Countries / Patricia Popelier and Wim Voermans

Consensus politics as administrative practice : the Europeanization of external advice seeking? / Caspar F. van den Berg, Caelesta Braun and Trui Steen / Plus ça change, plus c'est pareil : European integration and interest group politics in the Low Countries / Jan Beyers, Caelesta Braun and Markus Haverland

Same as it ever was? : the (lack of) influence of European integration on corporatism in the Low Countries / Barbara Vis and Jaap Woldendorp

Day-to-day EU coordination in the Benelux : from domestic consensus politics to consensual EU coordination / Peter Bursens, Kathleen Hielscher and Mendeltje van Keulen

European integration, consensus politics and family migration policy in Belgium and the Netherlands / Maarten Vink, Saskia Bonjour and Ilke Adam

Ratifying the European Constitutional Treaty by referendum : the end of consensus politics? / Joop van Holsteyn and Hans Vollaard

Epilogue / Rudy Andeweg.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780415659796

0415659795

OCLC:

872654086