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States and Regions in the European Union: Institutional Adaptation in Germany and Spain (Themes in European Governance)

States and Regions in the European Union: Institutional Adaptation in Germany and Spain (Themes in European Governance)

by TanjaA.Börzel (Author)

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Synopsis

Tanja Boerzel argues that the effect of Europeanization on the politics and institutions of the EU's member states depends on the degree of conflict between European and domestic norms and rules. This book examines the relationship between the central state and regions in Germany and Spain, showing how Europeanization has served to weaken the powers of the regions. In both countries, the regions were forced to cooperate more closely with the centre, but the institutional impact in the two countries has been strikingly different. In Germany the existing cooperative Federal system was reinforced, but in Spain the traditional competitive relationship between the levels of government could not continue. Europeanization has led to a significant change in the pattern of Spanish politics, turning rivalry into cooperation. This book thus presents an important analysis of the impact of Europeanization on domestic politics, and on the relationship between states and regions in particular.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 284
 Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 29 Nov 2001
ISBN 10: 0521008603
ISBN 13: 9780521008600
Book Overview: This book analyses the impact of Europeanization on domestic politics and the relationship between states and regions.

Media Reviews
'... 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
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
Boerzel 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
Boerzel'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