German Policy Studies articles from January 2002

German Policy Studies archives from January 2002

Local welfare regimes and the restructuring of the welfare state--an Anglo-German comparison *.
January 1, 2002... Abstract Local social policy plays a decisive role in the process of welfare state restructuring and has not received adequate attention in the research field. Beneath the seemingly stable surface of national welfare states, local levels...

THE EU ACCESSION AND ECE PARLIAMENTS: A HUNGARIAN APPROACH.(European Union, East Central European)
January 1, 2002... Abstract The paper first outlines the conceptual framework of the early consolidation as the recent stage of development in the East Central European (ECE) countries. In analysing the process of accession to the EU, the paper focuses on...

THE CONTEXT, THE ACTORS AND THE EFFECTS OF THE EASTERN ENLARGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION.
January 1, 2002... Abstract This paper deals with the conceptualization of the European Union (EU) Eastern enlargement. The author shows to what extent it is necessary to analyze the Eastern enlargement in the context of the already completed EC/EU...

EASTERN ENLARGEMENT OF THE EU AS A SUBJECT OF POLICY RESEARCH: INTRODUCTION TO THE SYMPOSIUM.(European Union)
January 1, 2002... Many European countries nowadays see the enlargement of the European Union in an eastern direction as one of the most important items on their political agendas and as a great challenge. It is an extensive political task that must be met by the...

IMPLEMENTATION OF THEHE EU LAW IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC: A COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE.(European Union)
January 1, 2002... Abstract This article deals with selected constitutional law aspects of the European integration. First, the variants of relation between acquis communautaire and the national legal orders of several Western and Central European countries...

EUROPEAN UNION ENLARGEMENT - CONSEQUENCES AND PROBLEMS.(Statistical Data Included)
January 1, 2002... Abstract The consequences of the fifth enlargement will be multiple. The capacity of the EU as an actor in international relations will increase whereas the coherence within the community will decrease. New forms of coalition will form in...