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Interpreting Convergence in the European Union

Patterns of Collective Action, Social Learning and Europeanization

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  • © 2001

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  1. Christos J Paraskevopoulos
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Table of contents (8 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxi
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  2. Social Capital, Institutional Networks and Learning: Conceptualizing Governance in the Era of Globalization

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    Pages 1-30

  3. Social Learning and Adaptation within European Regional Policy

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    Pages 31-63

  4. Greece: Restructuring under Pressure or the Response to an External Shock

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    Pages 64-94

  5. Institutional Capacity and Policy Environment in the Southern Aegean Islands

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    Pages 95-125

  6. Institutional Capacity and Policy Environment in the Northern Aegean Islands

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    Pages 126-155

  7. Catching up by Learning in European Structural Policy: Policy Networks and Adaptation in the Southern Aegean Islands

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    Pages 156-187

  8. Neither Learning nor Leadership: Policy Networks and State-driven Adaptation in the Northern Aegean Islands

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    Pages 188-217

  9. Conclusions: Social Capital, Institutional Learning and Adaptation within European Regional Policy. Implications for Integration Theory

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    Pages 218-237

  10. Back Matter

    Pages 238-282
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Interpreting Convergence in the European Union introduces the idea of collective action as a prerequisite for achieving convergence and cohesion in the European Union. Institutional networks and social capital play a crucial role in influencing actors' preferences and shaping institutional interactions through the process of political exchange and socialization. Although the main focus of the book is on policymaking processes and governance structures in EU regional policy, its core theoretical hypotheses and conclusion are drawn from empirical research into the response of Greek regions to the challenges of Europeanization. This framework is applicable to almost all areas of EU public policymaking.

About the author

CHRISTOS J. PARASKEVOPOULOS is Research Associate at the London School of Economics European Institute. He has published articles in West European Politics, Regional and Federal Studies, Greek Political Science Review and TOPOS Review of Urban and Regional Studies. He has been nominated by the LSE /Government department for the 2000 British Political Science Association (PSA) Award.

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