Europeanization and Transnational States

<p>This book investigates what happens to an organized political unit when it becomes part of a larger entity and in particular how increased European integration and the tentative moves towards a transnational state will affect the European Union's nation state. <em>Europeanization and Transnational</em><em>States</em> provides an extensive comparative survey of the central governments in four Scandinavian countries and analyses the ways in which the European Union has influenced the day-to-day work of their state administrations. It includes coverage of Denmark a long-standing member of the European Union; Finland and Sweden countries that became members in 1995 and Norway a non-member.<br><br>The book utilises various theoretical perspectives - such as adaptation to external pressure strategic choice and path-dependencies - to explain the changes related to increased European integration in central government agencies. It concludes that the consequences of Europeanization can be described as the growth of a transnational administration where identities as well as loyalties are created in processes that transcends the borders of states.</p>