This title traces the influence of the European Union on domestic politics and public policies. Whereas the standard books on domestic politics and European integration look at different countries one by one, this volume embraces an innovative perspective based on specific concepts, indicators, and a broad range of thematic issues.

THEORISING EUROPEANIZATION ; 1. Introduction: In the name of Europe ; 2. The Europeanization of public policy ; 3. Conceptualising the domestic impact of Europe ; COMPARING INSTITUTIONAL CONTEXTS ; 4. Meeting the demands of EU membership: The Europeanization of national administrative systems ; 5. Variable geometry, multi-level governance: European integration and sub-national government in the new Millenium ; 6. Europeanization in comparative perspective: Institutional fit and national adaptation ; EUROPEANISATION AND POLICY ANALYSIS ; 7. Europeanization as interpretation, trnslation, and editing of public policies ; 8. Europeanization as Convergence: the regulation of media markets in the European Union ; 9. The impact of the European Union on environmental policies ; INTEREST GROUPS AND EUROPEANISATION ; 10. Europeanization and organisational change in national trade associations ; 11. Differential Europeanization: large and small firms in the EU policy process ; UNDERSTANDING 'EUROPE' AS A POLICY MODEL ; 12. The idea of the European social model: Limits and paradoxes of Europeanisation ; 13. Europeanisation goes east: power and uncertainty in the EU accession process ; CONCLUSIONS ; 14. Conclusions: A conversant research agenda

Kevin Featherstone is Venizelos Professor of Contemporary Greek Studies at the London School of Economics Claudio M. Radaelli is Professor of Public Policy Analysis in the Department of European Studies at Bradford University