A comprehensive literature review a few years ago found, contrary to a commonly held
belief, research on public policy implementation to be still alive and have developed further …

Abstract This Living Reviews article evaluates the most important strains of social science
research on the impact of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) on integration, EU-level …

prescriptions becomes weaker. Last but not least, the more distant countries and regions are
from Europe, the less significant efforts by the EU become to directly influence institutional …

ABSTRACT The External Incentives Model (EIM) was designed to explain the
Europeanization of the Central and Eastern European countries (CEECs) through the EU's …

This essay takes stock of the literature on how European Union policies are being put into
practice by the member states. It first provides an overview of the historical evolution of the …

Starting from the findings of an earlier compliance study covering the 15 'old'Member States
of the European Union, which identified three 'worlds of compliance', this article seeks to …

The European Court of Justice is one of the most important actors in the process of
European integration. Political science still struggles to understand its significance, with …

Member States of the European Union combines geographic and thematic coverage to
provide a comprehensive and nuanced overview of the building blocks of the European …

The articles in this special issue find ample evidence for the EU's influence on domestic and
regional institutions. Its impact is patchy, often shallow but certainly not spurious. This …

The European Union (EU) has become the main driver for environmental policy output for its
member states whose number has more than tripled over the past four decades. The EU's …