Europeanization and European Integration

Thomas Alam, University of Lille 2, France and Lille Center for European Research on Administration, FranceMarie-Ève Bélanger, University of Ottawa, CanadaAmandine Crespy Université libre de Bruxelles, BelgiumPaolo R. Graziano Bocconi University, Italy Stella Ladi, Queen Mary, University of London, UKRobert Ladrech, Keele University, UKMagnús Árni Magnússon, Bifröst University, Iceland

• 1. Concordia discors From Cumulative Europeanization to Deeper European Integration; Ramona Coman PART I: EUROPEANIZATION AS A STAGE OF INTEGRATION: RESHAPING EUROPEAN POLITICS, POLITY AND POLICIES 2. Rethinking the Relationship between Europeanization and European Integration; Robert Ladrech 3. Europeanization as a Foundation of the European Construction; Marie-Eve Bélanger 4. Still in Search of Europeanization: From Limited to Structural Change?; Ramona Coman and Amandine Crespy 5. Divergent Democracies? The Limits of the Current Political Integration; Luca Tomini PART II: INCREMENTAL EUROPEANIZATION: BREAKING EXISTING RESISTANCES AND PATH DEPENDENCIES 6. Structural Brakes on Europeanization of Healthcare in Austria; Thomas Kostera 7. 'Fast-forward' Europeanization: Welfare State Reform in Light of the Eurozone Crisis; Stella Ladi and Paolo R. Graziano 8. Europeanization as a Conceptual Mirage? From Variables to Actors: the Case of the Food Safety Reforms; Thomas Alam 9. Europeanization: Surface Effects and Deeper Realities in the EEA States; Magnús Árni Magnússon 10. Conclusions; Ramona Coman, Thomas Kostera and Luca Tomini

"While processes of European integration and of Europeanization are inevitably intertwined, the relation between the two has been notably understudied. This exemplary volume provides a most welcome contribution to the literature and prepares the ground for the next cycle of more 'integrated' Europeanization studies." - Maarten Vink, Co-Director of EUDO Citizenship and Department of Politics, Maastricht university, the Netherlands and Robert Schumann Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Insitute, Italy This edited volume addresses the missing link between Europeanization and European integration theories. It provides a crucial platform for dialogue between the two, taking into account the intricacies that develop in the multi-layered interaction between the European Union and its Member States. It is therefore, timely and informative, becoming an excellent springboard for scholars and students alike to engage in this emerging debate. Theofanis Exadaktylos, School of Politics, University of Surrey, UK Europeanization - or how member-states change (or not) at what speeds in which ways in which areas in response to which pressures from European integration, and how these responses in turn affect the EU - is the topic of this must-read book. It takes us to a new level of understanding of the relationship between Europeanization and European integration, and as such represents a major contribution to the field of European studies. Vivien A. Schmidt, Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration and Director, Center for the Study of Europe, Boston University, USA