Portugal In The European Union: Assessing Twenty-Five Years

Description:
This volume examines the impact of membership of the EU on Portugal over the last 25 years. It explores the adjustments and transformations that have taken place in the Portuguese society, politics and economics as well as its international relations.

Table of Contents:
1. Introduction Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira Part 1: Twenty-five Years After: The Evolution of the Portuguese Politics and Economics 2. Portugal in the European Union, 1985-2010 Nuno Severiano Teixeira 3. The Europeanization of the Portuguese Political System Paul Christopher Manuel 4. The Transformation of the Portuguese Economy: The Impact of European Monetary Union David Corkill 5. The Portuguese and the European Union Antonio Costa Pinto 6. The Transformation of the Portuguese Society Michael Baum Part 2: The Adjustment to Policy Areas 7. Portugal and Common Agriculture Policy Francisco Avillez 8. Portugal and the Industrial Policy Margarida Proenca 9. Portugal and European Trade Policy Maria Helena Guimaraes 10. The EU's Structural Funds in Portugal: Positive Results, Lost Opportunities and New Priorities Alfredo Marques 11. Portugal and the Lisbon Strategy Carlos Zorrinho and Arminda Neves Part 3: The Redesigning of the Portuguese Foreign Policy 12. From EPC to ESDP: Going from Orthodox Atlanticism to Committed Europeanism Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira 13. Lusophonia and the Continued Centrality of the Portuguese-Speaking Community Paulo Gorjao 14. From Failure to Success: East Timor in the Portuguese Diplomacy Rui Novais 15. The Relations between Portugal and Spain: Three Decades after Accession Sergio Caramelo 16. Portugal's EU Experience: What Lessons for the Newcomers? Sebastian Royo 17.Conclusion AJR Groom and Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira

Author Biography:
Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the Institute of Social and Political Sciences of the Technical University of Lisbon. Between April 2004 and March 2010, she was the Head of the Research Unit in Political Science and International Relations (NICPRI) of the University of Minho and Editor of the journal 'Perspectivas-Portuguese Journal of Political Science and International Relations'. Since 2004 she is Member of the Steering Committee of the ECPR's Standing Group on International Relations. Her current research interests focus on security and defence in the European Union (i.e. CFSP/CSDP), international relations of the European Union (with particular emphasis on relations with Africa and Brazil); Portuguese foreign and security policy; and the role of security organisations in post-Cold War Europe. Her recent publications include Inside the Fence but Outside the Walls: The Militarily Non-Allied States in the Security Architecture of Post-Cold War Europe, Oxford: Peter Lang, 2007; 'International Relations in Portugal: The State of the Field and Beyond', Global Society, 2009 (co-authored); and 'Portugal and the 2007 EU Presidency: A Case of Constructive Bridge-Building', The JCMS Annual Review of the European Union in 2007, 2008.