Description
Book SynopsisThis book examines the impact of Europeanisation on Ireland and questions the validity of the common assumption that Europeanisation was the cause of Ireland's dramatic political and economical transformation. -- .
Table of ContentsPreface 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
