Product Description

This book reveals how the institutional structures of different countries have been changed in different ways by membership in the European Union. In particular, the author shows how European Union membership has affected the relationship between the center and the regions. In studies of Germany and Spain, she indicates how Europeanization has undermined the regions, but then led to cooperation between center and regions to get the most from the European Union.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #3963110 in Books
• Published on: 2001-12-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 284 pages

Review
'... an extremely well researched volume in which the author has successfully tackled a series of complex issues.' Regional & Federal Studies 'It deserves to be widely read by advanced undergraduates, postgraduate and academics with an interest in the transformation of the European states and in the dynamics of federalism and regionalism in contemporary Europe.' West European Politics 'Borzel's latest work is well-worth a read for scholars of Europeanisation - wherein it will likely form a canonical contribution ...' The Journal of European Affairs 'The thorough and counterintuitive examination of the impact of Europeanization on German cooperative federalism and Spanish competitive regionalism places Tanja Borzel's study of the States and Regions in the European Union directly among the most cutting-edge literature on European integration ... there is much to recommend about this book ... organised very lucidly which makes it easy to follow the arguments ... appropriate even for advanced undergraduates and not just graduate students or academics interested in European studies, federalism, and regionalism ... an excellent illustration of both a comparativist work and clear academic writing, which does not bog the reader down with excessive jargon.' Journal of International Relations and Development

Review
"Contributing quite effectively to ongoing debates in European integration theory between intergovernmentalist, neofuntionalist, and multilevel governance approaches, this book should be of considerable interest, not just to EU scholars, but more broadly to those interested in how external challenges (of which Europeanization is just one example) can prompt domestic change.... Both ambitious and convincing, Borzel's study of institutional adaptation in Germany and Spain deserves wide attention.... Recommended for graduate collections and above." Choice

"Börzel makes an important contribution to the growing body of literature on the impact of institutions on choices...This is one of the very few studies that creatively combines and integrates rational choice and constructivist explanations. The attempt enriches our understanding of how policymakers make choices." Perspectives on Politics

"Börzel's work is an excellent piece of scholarship that provides great insight into the effects of the Europeanization of public policy and similarities in multilevel intergovernmental cooperation. Many facets of her work yearn for further investigation...as always, however, excellent pieces of research inevitably raise more questions than they answer." Governance April 04