This cohesive study develops a sophisticated theoretical and conceptual framework for studying the impact of European policies on member states. Focusing especially on transport policy, the authors employ an empirically rich set of case studies to demonstrate convincingly that this influence depends on pre-existing policies and institutional capacity to change. Depending on the particular phase of regulation in which a country finds itself and on its institutional flexibility, an identical EU policy has remarkably diverse impacts within individual member states.

Adrienne Héritier is director of the Max Planck Project Group, Common Goods: Law, Politics and Economics. Dieter Kerwer is senior research fellow at the Max Planck Project Group, Common Goods: Law, Politics and Economics. Christoph Knill is professor of European studies at the University of Jena and senior research fellow at the Max Planck Project Group, Common Goods: Law, Politics and Economics. Dirk Lehmkuhl is senior research fellow at the Max Planck Project Group, Common Goods: Law, Politics and Economics. Michael Teutsch is junior official in the EU department of the German Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs. Anne-Cécile Douillet is junior research fellow at the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Cachan.

Chapter 1: Differential Europe: New Opportunities and Restrictions for Policymaking in the Member States
Chapter 2: The Dynamics of the EC Common Transport Policy
Chapter 3: Reforming Transport Policy in Britain: Concurrence with Europe but Separate Development
Chapter 4: Strengthening the Opposition and Pushing Change: The Paradoxical Impact of Europe on the Reform of French Transport
Chapter 5: Regulatory Reforms in the German Transport Sector: How to Overcome Multiple Veto Points
Chapter 6: Going through the Motions: The Modest Impact of Europe on Italian Transport Policy
Chapter 7: From Regulation to Stimulation: Dutch Transport Policy in Europe
Chapter 8: Differential Responses to European Policies: A Comparison