Nicholas Rees, Bríd Quinn, Bernadette Connaughton

Europeanisation and New Patterns of Governance in Ireland

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Produktbeschreibung

To what extent did Europeanisation contribute to Ireland's transformation from 'poor relation' to 'peer idol'? This book examines how Europeanisation affected Irish policy-making and implementation and how Ireland maximised the policy opportunities arising from membership of the EU while preserving embedded patterns of political behaviour. It focuses on the complex interplay of European, domestic and global factors as the explanation for the changing character of the 'Celtic Tiger'. The authors demonstrate that, although Europeanisation spurred significant institutional and policy change, domestic forces filtered those consequences while global factors induced further adaptation. By identifying and assessing the adaptational pressures in a range of policy areas the book establishes that, in tandem with the European dimension, domestic features and global developments were key determinants of change and harbingers of new patterns of governance.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lund University Press
• Seitenzahl: 264
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. April 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 234mm x 160mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 567g
• ISBN-13: 9780719076206
• ISBN-10: 071907620X
• Artikelnr.: 26957893

Autorenporträt

Nicholas Rees is Professor and Head of the Department of Politics and History at Liverpool Hope University. Bríd Quinn is Lecturer in Public Administration at the University of Limerick. Bernadette Connaughton is Junior Lecturer in Public Administration at the University of Limerick

Inhaltsangabe

Preface and acknowledgements List of abbreviations and Irish terms 1.
Ireland and the European Union - Nicholas Rees, Bríd Quinn and Bernadette
Connaughton 2. Europeanisation: a catalyst for change - Nicholas Rees and
Bernadette Connaughton 3. Mediating forces and the domestic polity - Bríd
Quinn and Bernadette Connaughton 4. Political institutions and
administrative adaptation - Bernadette Connaughton 5. The Irish economy and
Europe - Nicholas Rees 6. Regional policy and politics - Bríd Quinn 7. The
politics of environmental policy - Bernadette Connaughton 8. Does the CAP
fit? Agriculture policy in Ireland and the EU - Bríd Quinn 9. Ireland's
foreign relations - Nicholas Rees 10. Conclusions: institutional learning
and adaptation to Europe - Nicholas Rees, Bríd Quinn and Bernadette
Connaughton Bibliography Index