Bücher der Reihe Governance in Europe Series

This study develops a theoretical framework for studying the impact of European polices on member states. Focusing on transport policy, the authors employ case studies to demonstrate convincingly that this influence depends on pre-existing policies and institutional capacity, to change.

Euro banknotes and coins came into circulation as of January 2002, this work explores the origins of and progress toward the introduction of the euro, and the contributors focus on the importance of Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) as part of the larger process of European integration.

Traces the relationship between Europeanization and multi-level governance. This study illustrates how the EU has affected the vertical and horizontal dimensions of domestic policymaking. It focuses especially on Britain, comparing its experiences to that of ten other member states.

Is the process of European integration shifting the targets of social movements from the national arena to the European level? Addressing this and other key questions, this volume explores how European citizens are responding to the growing policymaking power of the EU.

This definitive book offers the first full study of the development of the European Union's air-transport policy. Crucial to both globalization and regional integration, commercial aviation, along with other transport industries, provides the logistics for business activities, political life, and contact between cultures. Exploring the long struggle to create a "Europe of the air" through both regulatory change and airline strategizing, Martin Staniland examines the political bargains that have shaped a highly fragmented industry and its regulation. An invaluable case-study in industrial policy, this book will be essential reading for students of aviation, as well as for scholars interested in regulatory change and European integration.

This volume examines the contemporary breakdown and transformation of the democratic welfare state in Europe and draws fascinating contrasts with North America.