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Informationen zum Autor Bernadette Connaughton is Junior Lecturer in Public Administration at the University of Limerick 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 Klappentext 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. Zusammenfassung This 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. -- . Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface and acknowledgementsList of abbreviations and Irish terms 1. Ireland and the European Union - Nicholas Rees, Bríd Quinnand Bernadette Connaughton2. Europeanisation: a catalyst for change - Nicholas Rees and Bernadette Connaughton3. Mediating forces and the domestic polity - Bríd Quinn and Bernadette Connaughton4. Political institutions and administrative adaptation - Bernadette Connaughton 5. The Irish economy and Europe - Nicholas Rees 6. Regional policy and politics - Bríd Quinn7. 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 Rees10. Conclusions: institutional learning and adaptation to Europe - Nicholas Rees, Bríd Quinn and Bernadette ConnaughtonBibliography Index...
