This book presents a comparative perspective to the study of European politics, focusing on the unique and transformative effect of European Union on the politics of its member states - in effect, the Europeanization of European politics. For no other world region is there a similar intensity of Treaty and other obligations on a set of neighboring states, nor a comparable depth of of supranational governance. The concept of Europeanism as an evaluative theme is used to explore this unique, sui generis, region, its states, and its political transformation in the 21st century.

APPLICABILITY OF PARADIGM AND ANALYTIC METHOD, AND RELEVANCE TO OTHER LITERATURE. A comparative studies text that is unique in mainstreaming the concept of Europeanization as an explanatory framework for understanding European politics in its sui generis (EU) context

PART I 1. Europeanization and European Politics; Michael Mannin PART II: COUNTRY STUDIES 2. Germany: The EU and a Transforming Political Arena; Patricia Daenhardt 3. Finland: Towards a More Cautious Europeanization?; Juha Jokela 4. France: Europeanization of the Fifth Republic - Past, Present and Future; Helen Drake 5. Poland: Europeanization at the Parliamentary Level; Dominika Kasprowicz and Natasza Stycy?ska 6. Britain: Europeanization and the Battle with History; Michael Mannin 7. Greece: Europeanization and Greek Politics - A Critical Assessment; Kostas Geminis and Zoe Lefkofridi PART III: POLICY STUDIES 8. Europeanization and Immigration Policy; Gallya Lahav and Adam Luedtke 9. Europeanization of Health Policy: The Role of EU Institutions; Karen Heard-Lauréote 10.Energy and Climate Change; John Vogler 11. Common Foreign and Security Policy; Karolina Pomorska and Nicholas Wright 12.Development Policy; Charlotte Bretherton 13.The EU and its Eastern Neighbours - the Limits of Europeanization; Paul Flenley 14.'Euro 1.0': Europeanization Manqué?; Paul McVeigh PART IV 15.Conclusion: Evaluating the Europeanization Effect; Michael Mannin