Reference : Luxembourg and Europe: The Europeanization of National Officials

	Document type :	Dissertations and theses : Doctoral thesis
	Discipline(s) :	Law, criminology & political science : Political science, public administration & international relations
	To cite this reference:	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/17952

Title :	Luxembourg and Europe: The Europeanization of National Officials
Language :	English
Author, co-author :	Hielscher, Kathleen [University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Identités, Politiques, Sociétés, Espaces (IPSE) >]
Publication date :	24-Feb-2014
Institution :	University of Luxembourg, ​Luxembourg, ​​Luxembourg
Name of the degree :	Docteur en Sciences Politiques
Number of pages :	220
Supervisor :	Harmsen, Robert
President of the jury :	Leboutte, René
Member of the jury :	McGowan, Lee
	Poirier, Philippe
	Bulmer, Simon
Keywords :	[en] Europeanization
Abstract :	[en] This study provides a systematic account of European adaptation (Europeanization) of the national core executive in Luxembourg. So far the existing literature on European adaptation processes regarding national officials and their administrative structures does not address the case of Luxembourg nor does it link the analysis of European adaptation of actors and institutions in one research design. The analytical framework used in order to unveil Europeanization processes in the case of Luxembourg encompasses a mixed-method approach using quantitative but mostly qualitative techniques. The discovery of the way Luxembourg manages the coordination of its EU policy and the extent to which the core executive has been affected by the European socialization process provides evidence of successful European adaptation of the Luxembourgish core executive to the EU. Displaying a coordination system of EU policy that is structured by informal procedures, the flexibility and pro-integrationist outlook of national civil servants is mainly responsible for Luxembourg’s efficient management of EU affairs. Despite being one of the smallest member states in the EU, Luxembourg has created a coordination system for EU policy that ensures successful management of its work in the European arena. While uncovering institutional and individual adaptation processes in Luxembourg, this thesis is the first systematic account that integrates socialization and coordination issues together into the Europeanization research agenda.
Funders :	Fonds National de la Recherche - FnR
Target :	Researchers ; Professionals ; Students ; General public
Permalink :	http://hdl.handle.net/10993/17952

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