Webpages tagged with « Europeanization»

In this paper, John Erik Fossum and Agustín José Menéndez put forward the main elements of the theory of constitutional synthesis as a constitutional theory of European integration.

ARENA Working Paper 15/2010 (pdf)

John Erik Fossum and Agustín José Menéndez

In this essay Johan P. Olsen argues for improved theoretical understanding in the field of EU governance in order to overcome four impediments in the literature: tidying up the conceptual morass, amending the inconclusive evidence, ousting the ghost of “the state” as a major frame of reference, and getting beyond the tyranny of dichotomies.

ARENA Working Paper 10/2008 (pdf)

Johan P. Olsen

This paper discusses the ‘agencification’ and fragmentation of national governments, and questions whether a ‘methodological nationalism’ has hindered us from seeing the emerging executive centre at the level above, i.e. the European Commission, and the re-coupling of nationally decoupled agencies into a multilevel Union administration.

ARENA Working Paper 05/2007 (pdf)

Morten Egeberg

The impact of EU policy on the member states varies across states and policy sectors; this paper attempts to conceptualise such variation by drawing on sociological theory and combining literature of integration and Europeanisation.

ARENA Working Paper 05/2006 (pdf)

Svein S. Andersen & Nick Sitter

An analysis of policy process as applied to the development of higher education policy-making in the EU since 1955, and its relevance for the Bologna Process and EU Lisbon initiatives.

ARENA Working Paper 15/2006 (pdf)

Anne Corbett

This paper aims to enhance our understanding of the dynamics of change in universities. A conceptual framework is developed to conceive of the contrasting role expectations filled by universities. Furthermore, institutional interaction and adaptation is exemplified by the ongoing process of Europeanization of higher education and research.

ARENA Working Paper 15/2005 (pdf)

Johan P. Olsen