This book is written by the foremost authoritative scholars in the field. It offers a constant and contested concept in EU studies. Europeanization is one of the key elements of EU studies - how states are becoming 'European'.This cutting-edge handbook, written by foremost authoritative scholars, presents the main theoretical and empirical issues involved in current Europeanization research. It evaluates the achievements and shortcomings of the growing literature. As an advanced reference book it also sets the parameters for Europeanization research in the coming years.

"'Provides a valuable and thorough analysis of this controversial theme in the study of European politics. With original contributions that examine the state of the art from multiple perspectives, this book is a major undertaking that is likely to provide the benchmark for studies of Europeanization for years to come.' - John McCormick, Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis, USA '...this is by far the most comprehensive review of Europenisation studies in the field. This editied volume is compulsory reading for students of the EU; it is informative and clearly structured and its chapters are written by authorities in the field of Europeanisation research. It is exceptional to find an edited volume where the quality of contributions is consistently high.' - Michael Kaeding, Political Studies Review"áPAOLO GRAZIANO is an Assistant Professor at Bocconi University, Milan, Italy. He holds a PhD in Political Science from the University of Florence and was Visiting Scholar at the Political Science Department at the University of California, Berkeley, as well as Visiting Professor at the Centre Europeen at the Fondation Nationale des Sciences Politiques, Paris. He is author of L'Europeizzazione delle Politiche Pubbliche Italiane. MAARTEN P. VINK is an Assistant Professor at Maastricht University, The Netherlands. He holds a PhD in Political Science from Leiden University, was a Jean Monnet Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies at the European University Institute in Florence, as well as a Visiting Scholar at the Center for European Studies at New York University. He is author of Limits of European Citizenship.