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The theory of Europeanization dates back to the 90s of the last century and is related to the description of the integration processes in Europe after the Cold War. It should be noted that the study of Europeanization very often involves the study of EU enlargement, and a number of authors, such as Olson, also refer to Europeanization as Europeanization.It should be noted that the study of Europeanization very often involves the study of EU enlargement, and several authors, such as Olson, also refer to Europeanization as EU-zation. Europeanization is bounded geographically and includes, along with the European continent, also part of the post-Soviet space (including the countries of the South Caucasus). It should be noted that the theory of Europeanization implies the study of EU enlargement directly, as well as the study of the spread of EU influence in countries whose accession to the EU is not yet on the agenda.Many scholars through the theory of Europeanization, study the transfer of standards of governance and political decision-making in the EU to other - target countries, which by their own decision try to align their political agenda with the political agenda in EU countries. This is possible at the level of legal norms, laws, institution building and transformation, which can be both voluntary and mandatory, and may be based on a bilateral document, such as the Association Agreement between the EU and Georgia.Under this agreement, Georgia has committed to significant changes in public policy, and these changes are still reviewed annually under the auspices of the Association Agreement.

In the current article the author examines main theoretical provisions upon which modern researches in the sphere of Europeanization are based. Present study covers both historical as well as purely scientific origins of the theory of Europeanization. The author analyses state of contemporary research on the issue of Europeanization and studies principal theoretical approaches to its research. Two models, fully equipped with the tools for explanation of the Europeanization effects, which were shaped as part of new institutionalism are being discerned and critically reviewed. ; В представленной работе рассмотрены основные теоретические положения, на которых базируются современные исследования европеизации; в ней освещены как исторические, так и сугубо научные истоки теории европеизации. Был проведен анализ современных исследований, посвященных проблемам европеизации, рассмотрены основные теоретические подходы к ее изучению. Автор выделяет и критически переосмысливает две модели, которые сформировались в рамках неоинституционализма, каждая из которых обладает собственным инструментарием для пояснения эффектов европеизации. ; В представленій роботі розглянуто основні теоретичні засади, на яких базуються сучасні дослідження європеїзації; висвітлено як історичні, так і суто наукові витоки теорії європеїзації. Проведено аналіз сучасних досліджень, присвячених проблемам європеїзації, розглянуто основні теоретичні підходи до її вивчення. Автор виділяє й критично переосмислює дві моделі, що сформувались в рамках неоінституціоналізму, кожна з власним інструментарієм для пояснення ефектів європеїзації.

"This chapter explores challenges associated with the use of Europeanization as an explanatory variable in accounting for domestic institutional and policy developments. It covers a range of issues, including the conceptual and empirical relationship between Europeanization and globalization. This is an important and in many ways analytically prior task, for no other reason than that one cannot hope to assess accurately the extent of Europeanization and its implications if one cannot distinguish it from other large-scale processes at work in contemporary Europe. Domestic systems are subject to a vast range of causal forces both endogenous and exogenous, and selecting one out-in this case, Europeanization-for close, careful examination presupposes an ability to differentiate it conceptually and empirically. The chapter also presents a set of arguments supporting the basic methodological approach adopted by the contributors to this volume, which shuns a macro or aggregate perspective in favour of one premised on the wisdom and logic of parsing: specifically, taking articulated components of the domestic system-typically policies and/or institutions-and devising rigorous searches for the presence or absence of Europeanization." (author's abstract)

Although the EU provides valuable political opportunities for business, firms act at European level in different degrees and in different ways. This variation in the Europeanization of business has so far been partially overlooked by the literature. In this work I propose an institutionalist theory of the Europeanization of business by focusing on how national political institutions mediate the impact of the institutional structure of the EU on business behaviour. Findings from a large-N analysis across several countries demonstrate that firms in decentralized countries tend to be more active at EU level. National political institutions affect also how firms act at EU level. Indeed, those firms used to act individually at national level tend to act collectively at EU level. This work aims at a more nuanced institutionalist account of Europeanization, by bridging the gap between the traditional literature on comparative politics and the one on European interest representation.

Dominant approaches to the transformation of Europe ignore contemporary social theory interpretations of the nature and dynamics of social change. Here, Delanty and Rumford argue that we need a theory of society in order to understand Europeanization. This book advances the case that Europeanization should be theorized in terms of:globalization major social transformations that are not exclusively spear-headed by the EU the wider context of the transformation of modernity. This fascinating book broadens the terms of the debate on Europeanization, conventionally limited to the supersession of t

This article re-conceptualizes Europeanization with a development theory based approach to assess changes in Lithuania after the country's 2004 European Union (EU) accession. The authors use the development theory of Douglass North, John Wallis, and Barry Weingast as a conceptual framework to highlight the role of Lithuania's elite and to examine broader social transformations. This developmental framework focuses and complements the current theory of Europeanization and emphasizes the positive role of the EU in promoting Lithuania's long-term structural changes. A developmental approach also allows for an analysis of corruption and state capture, which are becoming important yardsticks for assessing change in Central and Eastern Europe. The results of this application (including a survey of the elite) demonstrate that, in Lithuania, change was more limited after joining the EU than during the pre-accession years and that the country's domestic actors have been slow to replace the EU's policy agenda with their own initiatives.

This article re-conceptualizes Europeanization with a development theory based approach to assess changes in Lithuania after the country's 2004 European Union (EU) accession. The authors use the development theory of Douglass North, John Wallis, and Barry Weingast as a conceptual framework to highlight the role of Lithuania's elite and to examine broader social transformations. This developmental framework focuses and complements the current theory of Europeanization and emphasizes the positive role of the EU in promoting Lithuania's long-term structural changes. A developmental approach also allows for an analysis of corruption and state capture, which are becoming important yardsticks for assessing change in Central and Eastern Europe. The results of this application (including a survey of the elite) demonstrate that, in Lithuania, change was more limited after joining the EU than during the pre-accession years and that the country's domestic actors have been slow to replace the EU's policy agenda with their own initiatives.

This article re-conceptualizes Europeanization with a development theory based approach to assess changes in Lithuania after the country's 2004 European Union (EU) accession. The authors use the development theory of Douglass North, John Wallis, and Barry Weingast as a conceptual framework to highlight the role of Lithuania's elite and to examine broader social transformations. This developmental framework focuses and complements the current theory of Europeanization and emphasizes the positive role of the EU in promoting Lithuania's long-term structural changes. A developmental approach also allows for an analysis of corruption and state capture, which are becoming important yardsticks for assessing change in Central and Eastern Europe. The results of this application (including a survey of the elite) demonstrate that, in Lithuania, change was more limited after joining the EU than during the pre-accession years and that the country's domestic actors have been slow to replace the EU's policy agenda with their own initiatives.

This article re-conceptualizes Europeanization with a development theory based approach to assess changes in Lithuania after the country's 2004 European Union (EU) accession. The authors use the development theory of Douglass North, John Wallis, and Barry Weingast as a conceptual framework to highlight the role of Lithuania's elite and to examine broader social transformations. This developmental framework focuses and complements the current theory of Europeanization and emphasizes the positive role of the EU in promoting Lithuania's long-term structural changes. A developmental approach also allows for an analysis of corruption and state capture, which are becoming important yardsticks for assessing change in Central and Eastern Europe. The results of this application (including a survey of the elite) demonstrate that, in Lithuania, change was more limited after joining the EU than during the pre-accession years and that the country's domestic actors have been slow to replace the EU's policy agenda with their own initiatives.

This article re-conceptualizes Europeanization with a development theory based approach to assess changes in Lithuania after the country's 2004 European Union (EU) accession. The authors use the development theory of Douglass North, John Wallis, and Barry Weingast as a conceptual framework to highlight the role of Lithuania's elite and to examine broader social transformations. This developmental framework focuses and complements the current theory of Europeanization and emphasizes the positive role of the EU in promoting Lithuania's long-term structural changes. A developmental approach also allows for an analysis of corruption and state capture, which are becoming important yardsticks for assessing change in Central and Eastern Europe. The results of this application (including a survey of the elite) demonstrate that, in Lithuania, change was more limited after joining the EU than during the pre-accession years and that the country's domestic actors have been slow to replace the EU's policy agenda with their own initiatives.

Although the EU provides valuable political opportunities for business, firms act at European level in different degrees and in different ways. This variation in the Europeanization of business has so far been partially overlooked by the literature. In this work I propose an institutionalist theory of the Europeanization of business by focusing on how national political institutions mediate the impact of the institutional structure of the EU on business behaviour. Findings from a large-N analysis across several countries demonstrate that firms in decentralized countries tend to be more active at EU level. National political institutions affect also how firms act at EU level. Indeed, those firms used to act individually at national level tend to act collectively at EU level. This work aims at a more nuanced institutionalist account of Europeanization, by bridging the gap between the traditional literature on comparative politics and the one on European interest representation.

Europeanization is one of the theoretical instruments which had a vital influence on candidate countries for EU membership. Due to its aspirations of becoming member of the European Union (EU) and in its attempt to fulfil the Copenhagen criteria, Turkey is trying to comply with the EU acquis communautaire. The aim of this paper is to assess the effects of the Europeanization process on the countries subject to EU enlargement strategy, with a special focus on Turkey, particularly since the country received the EU candidate status in 1999. This paper has been organized in the following way: firstly, it points out how both the traditional Europeanization and the enlargement led Europeanization have been depicted in the work of several important scholars; secondly, by offering a short overview of Turkey's foreign relations vis-à-vis its neighbourhood, especially in the last decade, it examines how the mechanism of Europeanization largely influenced the country's diplomatic culture. Traditionally, Turkey has been attuned to hard security issues and architectures. However, the Turkish foreign policy strategy emphasised in thepast years the Venus side of things in many settings in line with EU requirements.