Conclusions

Europeanisation, globalisation or (re)nationalisation? Revisiting development policy in the European Union

Bibliographic Data

ID7989448
AuthorsMichael Smith (0000-0002-7649-353X), Michael L Smith (0009-0007-6379-8338, University of Warwick, corresponding author)
Year2015
Volume17
Issue1
Pages136-141
Publication date2015-10-08
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Politics and Society (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 2374-5126 • E-ISSN: 2374-5118
PublisherTaylor & Francis (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/23745118.2015.1075781
OpenAlexW2144302665
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited9

This Conclusion revisits the key ideas put forward in the Introduction, examines the evidence presented in the articles as a whole, and identifies some avenues for further exploration. It focuses on four areas: first, the extent of agency evident in EU development policies at the level of the EU itself; second, the mediating factors that can modify, reinforce or undermine EU policies at the national or the global level; third, the variable impact of the EU framework on policy, polity and politics at the national level; fourth, the extent and depth of the transformation brought about by EU development policies. It is suggested that processes of globalisation and (re)nationalisation are at least as important as EU development policies in shaping the pattern of development assistance in the EU, and that linkages between the three levels are likely to form a fertile basis for future research in this area

Agency (philosophy · Economic system · Economics · European integration · European union · Europeanisation · Globalization · International trade · Political economy · Political science · Politics · Polity · Sociology · European Union Policy and Governance · International Development and Aid · Social Policy and Reform Studies