Europeanisation and New Patterns of Governance in Ireland

by Brid Quinn, Bernadette Connaughton, Nicholas Rees

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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071907620X
• ISBN13: 9780719076206
• Release Date: April 2010
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.2"