The Europeanisation of National Administrations: Patterns of Institutional Change and Persistence

by Christoph Knill

Overview

The Europeanisation of National Administrations analyzes the impact of European policies on national bureaucracies. Knill's study is a comparative assessment of the factors influencing administrative adjustment to European policy demands in the member states, and contains a detailed account of the administrative impact of European Union environmental policy in Britain and Germany. This book will interest students and scholars of European studies, comparative politics, environmental politics, public administration and organizational studies.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780521000925
Publisher:	Cambridge University Press
Publication date:	08/09/2001
Series:	Themes in European Governance
Pages:	276
Product dimensions:	6.02(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.67(d)

Table of Contents

List of tables; Preface; List of abbreviations; Introduction; Part I. Theoretical Frame of Reference and Analytical Approach: 1. The keywords: European integration, comparative administration and implementation; 2. An institutional approach to administrative change; 3. The analytical framework; Part II. Administrative Traditions in Germany and Britain: Opposing Patterns and Dynamics: 4. The institutional foundation of German and British administrative traditions; 5. Administrative reform capacity in Germany and Britain: autonomous versus instrumental administration; Part III. Domestic Change and Persistence: The Implementation of EU Environmental Policy: 6. The administrative implications of European environmental policy; 7. Germany: the constraints of a static core; 8. Britain: the opportunities of a dynamic core; Part IV. The Europeanisation of National Administrations: Comparative Assessment and General Conclusions: 9. Comparative assessment: the explanatory value of institutions; 10. Towards generalisation: different mechanisms of Europeanisation; References; Index.

Editorial Reviews

"This is an original study, written by an experienced scholar, and is well grounded in apropriate academic literature." Governance

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