The Transformative Power of Europe
The Case of Poland
1st Edition
Published on 3. December 2015
254 pages
978-3-8452-6131-7 (ISBN)
Description
The volume deals with the impact of the EU on the Polish state and governance. Contributors from Politics and Law explore transformation processes, which are influenced by the EU, took place in the legal system, party landscape and various policy fields in Poland.
The authors analyze amongs others counterterrorism policy, climate and energy policy, foreign policy as well as gender equality policy of Poland. In addition, the transformation processes in the Polish judiciary, interest representation and parties are discussed.
With contributions by:
Ireneusz P. Karolewski, Monika Sus, Robert Grzeszczak, Stanislaw Konopacki, Jolanta Maj, Anna Bachmann, Anna Paczesnika, Agnieszka K. Cianciara, Ewa Wjtowicz, Andzej Ceglarz, Andrzej Ancygier.
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Content
- Cover
- The transformative power of the European Union: An introduction
- References
- Part One: The EU's transformative power towards Poland's legal and political system
- Chapter 1: The European transformation of the legislative, executive and judicial power in Poland
- Introductory remarks
- The transformation of the legislative power - the Europeanisation of Polish law
- The transformation of the legislative power - institutional aspects
- The Polish model of cooperation between the government and the parliament in the field of EU affairs
- The transformation of the executive power - public administration
- The transformation of the judicial power and law
- Concluding remarks
- References:
- Chapter 2: European Union activity in the field of civil law and its impact on Polish national contract law
- Introduction
- The development of European consumer law
- European contract law harmonisation projects
- Europeanisation of consumer law in Poland: the notion of consumer and consumer law
- Consumer sales law - transposition problems
- The Europeanisation of non-consumer contract law in Poland
- European contract law and the New Polish Civil Code
- Conclusions
- References:
- Chapter 3: Interest representation in Poland after EU accession: More regulated, professional and legitimate?
- Introduction
- Transformative power and Europeanisation
- Has the EU changed the regulatory environment?
- Professionalisation of Polish business interests in Brussels
- Are lobbying activities becoming more legitimate in Poland?
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 4: The impact of EU membership on Polish political parties
- Introduction
- Dimensions and scope of the Europeanisation of political parties
- Structural-organisational dimension in the Europeanisation of Polish political parties
- The Europeanisation of Polish parties in terms of their political agendas
- Europeanisation of partisan culture through the impact of the transnational environment
- Conclusions
- References
- Part Two: Case studies of the EU's transformative power
- Chapter 5: The transformation of EU governance, identity making and the counterterrorism policies of the EU
- Introduction
- Technologies of collective identity
- Is there a new Leviathan?
- The threat of terrorism in the EU
- The approach to counterterrorism in the European Union
- Poland as part of the European Leviathan
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 6: The Polish renewable energy and climate policies under the impact of the EU
- Introduction
- 1. Conceptual considerations
- a. The transformative power of Europe
- b. Literature overview
- 2. Empirical part
- a. Preconditions of internal situation in Poland
- b. Intensive Europeanisation 1990-2002
- c. Increasing opposition
- d. From 'takers' to 'shapers' - Polonisation of the European energy and climate policy
- 3. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 7: Polish foreign policy after 2004: How European is it really? The case of the Eastern dimension of the ENP
- Introduction
- Methodological challenges and state of the art
- The EU variable and the eastern dimension of Polish foreign policy
- Learning how to play
- Adapting to the Brussels rules - lessons learnt
- Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 8: Functionalism and transformation potential of the European Union. The case of Eastern Partnership
- Introduction
- Promotion of democracy and functional integration
- Vilnius summit and after - problems with EaP
- Russia and politics of power
- Eastern Partnership as a functional cooperation
- Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 9: The neofunctional transformation in the Polish borderland?
- I. Theoretical introduction
- II. General Schengen rules
- a) Schengen Borders Code (SBC).
- b) Schengen Information System (SIS)
- c) Schengen visa
- III. Polish eastern border before Schengen
- a) Border with Russia
- b) Small/local border traffic
- c) Border with Belarus
- d) Small/local border traffic
- e) Euroregions
- 1. Border with Ukraine
- a) Small/local border traffic
- b) Euroregions
- IV. Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 10: Gender equality policy after the Polish accession to the EU: Transformation or obstinacy?
- Introduction
- The transformative power of the European Union within the scope of gender equality policy in the new member states
- The transformative power of the EU before Poland's accession
- Gender equality policy after the Polish accession to the EU: Transformation or obstinacy?
- Conclusion
- References
- Notes on Contributors
