Europeanization and new member states : a comparative social network analysis / Flavia Jurje.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jurje, Flavia, author.

Series:

Routledge advances in European politics ; 93.

Routledge advances in European politics ; 93

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political culture--European Union countries.

Political culture.

Civil society--European Union countries.

Civil society.

European Union countries--Politics and government.

European Union countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Milton Park, Abingdon, Oxon : Routledge, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"This book examines the Europeanization of the polity and politics of a new EU Member State. Using social network analysis in a comparative research design, it provides a systematic analysis of the effects of Europeanization on the institutions, policy processes, power constellation and conflict among national elites"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cover; Europeanization and New Member States; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Approaches to Europeanization; Research interest; Research question and hypotheses; Methodology; Empirical and theoretical contributions; Itinerary of the book; 2 Theoretical approaches to Europeanization; Defining Europeanization; Europeanization mechanisms; Conditions for Europeanization; Europeanization models; Summary; 3 A closer look into the Romanian political system; A radiography of polity and politics in Romania

The policy-making sectors case selectionSummary; 4 External pressure, domestic transformations: establishing the causal link; Europeanization of decision-making; Empowerment of non-state actors; Social network analysis in decision-making studies; Summary; 5 The impact of the EU pressure on the institutions of the decision-making process; Institutions of a policy process; Data analysis; Summary; 6 The impact of the EU pressure on power configuration; Power in policy-making; Data analysis; Summary; 7 The impact of the EU pressure on the level of conflict; Conflict in policy-making

Data analysisSummary; 8 Conclusions; Main findings; Contributions: Theoretical and empirical added-value; Where it stands; Looking ahead; Appendix; List of the institutions interviewed; The Questionnaire; UCINET/CONCOR: Structural equivalence results; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

0-203-37050-3

1-299-46923-X

1-135-92741-3

9780203370506

OCLC:

840416003