Europeanization Flashcards
what are the 3 dimensions of europeanization?
- politics
- polity
- policies
what is horizontal europeanization?
changes in the national political systems through interactions with other EU member states w/o intervention by the EU
what is bottom-up europeanization?
aka ‘active europeanization’
-changes in national political systems through european interests
What is top-down europeanization?
aka ‘passive europeanization’
-the impact of EU rules and laws on national political systems
What are the 3 forms of europeanization?
- top-down
- bottom-up
- horizontal
Define europeanization
changes that effect EU member states
what are the 3 impacts of european integration on national political systems?
- europe as a framework of political action
- europe as a source of interdependence
- europe as a source of convergence
what are examples of europe working as a framework of political action?
- the relevance of the EU as a single amrket and trade actor
- the relevance of the EU as a framework of foreign policy
what are examples of europe as a source of interdependence?
- economy aka the single currency creates interdependence
- free movement aka the refugee crisis
what are examples of europe as a source of convergence?
- eu legislation is adopted in all MS
- economic competition and politcal cooperation creates some degree of convergence
what are the 3 dimensions of europeanization?
- politics
- polity
- policies
what is the ‘goodness of fit’
the compatibility between supranational and national politics
what are the 2 mediating factors of the ‘goodness of fit’
- institutions
- actors
what is the outcome of europeanization?
-wide range of responses
NOT CONVERGENCE
