Europeanization is a term used to describe the effects of European integration on the politics
and policies of its member states as well as the process of enhancing European-level
political institutions. Within this growing literature there is no systematic effort to incorporate
the role of political parties. However, party analysis has only recently begun to acknowledge
the EU as an environment that holds potentially significant consequences for parties. In this
article, I attempt to begin systematic research on Europeanization and political parties by …

Europeanization is a term that has increasingly insinuated itself into the literature on
European Union policy-making. In its broadest meaning, it refers to responses by
actorsinstitutional and otherwise-to the impact of European integration. The responses may
themselves influence the direction of European integration. Although more precise
meanings vary (see below), a common denominator in most uses of the term is the
identification of a national-supranational nexus regarding authoritative policy decisions …