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Informationen zum Autor Jose Magone Klappentext An examination of how Portugal became part of the European Union as a political system and its development towards Europeanization and domestication. It addresses political parties! the political system! Portuguese society! public administration! and the impact of EU structural funds on Portugal. Zusammenfassung After decades of isolation and a turbulent transition to democracy, Portugal's integration into the European Union has given political, economic, social, and cultural stability to a country that had to overcome the trauma of losing an empire Inhaltsverzeichnis Acronyms, List of Figures and Tables, Acknowledgments, Introduction, 1 The European Union and National Political Systems: Towards Systemic Integration, 2 The Europeanization of the Core Political System, 3 The Continuing Nationalization of the Portuguese Party System, 4 Social Change and Political Culture: The Impact of the European Union, 5 The Difficult Reform of Public Administration: The Importance and Challenge of Internationalization and Europeanization, 6 National European Union Policy Coordination in Portugal: The Establishment of a Simple System, 7 The Portuguese Euro-Elite and the Presidency of the European Union 2000. A Study of the Network of Interactions within the European Union Multilevel Governance System, 8 Catching Up with the European Union: The Strategic Role of the Structural Funds, 9 The Return of Portuguese Foreign Policy: Bridging the European Union and the Lusophone World, 10 Conclusions: Challenges to Portuguese Democracy within the European Union, Selected Bibliography, Index
