Contents -- List of figures -- List of tables -- Notes on contributors -- Preface and major findings: the anatomy, the analysis and the assessment of the 'beast' -- List of abbreviations and acronyms -- 1 The European Union and Member States: analysing two arenas over time - Wolfgang Wessels, Andreas Maurer and Jürgen Mittag -- 2 The European Union matters: structuring self-made offers and demands - Andreas Maurer and Wolfgang Wessels -- 3 Belgium: Europeanisation and Belgian federalism - Christian Franck, Hervé Leclercq and Claire Vandevievere -- 4 Denmark: in pursuit of influence and legitimacy - Finn Laursen -- 5 Germany: fragmented structures in a complex system - Andreas Maurer -- 6 Finland: smooth adaptation to European values and institutions - Teija Tiilikainen -- 7 Greece: a never-ending story of mutual attraction and estrangement - Nikos Frangakis and Antonios D. Papayannides -- 8 Spain: the emergence of a new major actor in the European arena - Felipe Basabe Lloréns -- 9 France: the European transformation of the French model - Andrea Szukala -- 10 Ireland: modernisation via Europeanisation - Brigid Laffan -- 11 Italy: progress behind complexity - Flaminia Gallo and Birgit Hanny -- 12 Luxembourg: flexible and pragmatic adaptation - Danielle Bossaert -- 13 The Netherlands: a former founding father in search of control - Ben J.S. Hoetjes -- 14 Austria: domestic change through European integration - Otmar Höll, Johannes Pollack and Sonja Puntscher-Riekmann -- 15 Portugal: one way to Europeanisation - Maria João Seabra -- 16 Sweden: another awkward partner? - Karl Magnus Johansson -- 17 The United Kingdom: between political controversy and administrative efficiency - Kenneth A. Armstrong and Simon Bulmer.

18 The 'One' and the 'Fifteen'? The Member States between procedural adaptation and structural revolution - Jürgen Mittag and Wolfgang Wessels -- Select bibliography -- Index.