Featherstone, Kevin 
ORCID: 0000-0001-5652-4338 and Kazamias, George
(2000)
Introduction: southern Europe and the process of 'Europeanization'.
South European Society and Politics, 5 (2).
pp. 1-24.
ISSN 1360-8746
Abstract
This article introduces the theme of 'Europeanization' in the context of the focus on contemporary southern and Mediterranean Europe. In applying the term 'periphery' to the region, it argues that the major contrasts that exist between it and the 'core' EU states serve to highlight in stark terms the challenges endemic within the Europeanization process. It explores the different meanings of 'Europeanization' and argues that it necessitates a broad focus and a complex ontology. The case studies that follow are placed within the perspective of domestic institutional adaptation, albeit in multi-tiered, core-periphery setting. The southern experience highlights the dynamism, asymmetry and fragmentation of the Europeanization process. These attributes are of increasing significance both to an understanding of the patterns of change underway in the region and to the future stability and cohesion of the EU itself.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Official URL: | http://www.tandf.co.uk/journals/titles/13608746.as... |
| Additional Information: | © 2000 Taylor & Francis |
| Divisions: | European Institute Hellenic Observatory |
| Subjects: | D History General and Old World > DE The Mediterranean Region. The Greco-Roman World D History General and Old World > D History (General) > D901 Europe (General) J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) |
| Date Deposited: | 27 Jan 2009 09:53 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Dec 2024 22:15 |
| URI: | http://eprints.lse.ac.uk/id/eprint/22072 |
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