Europeanization and transnational states

"Europeanization and Transnational States 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." "The book utilizes various theoretical perspectives - such as adaptation to external pressure, strategic choice, path-dependencies and translation - 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 transcend the borders of states."--Jacket.