Same effects in different worlds : the transposition of EU directives

Thomson, Robert (2009) Same effects in different worlds : the transposition of EU directives. Journal of European Public Policy, 16 (1). pp. 1-18. ISSN 1350-1763

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Abstract

This study examines variation in the timing of national transposition of European Union (EU) directives. It specifically addresses the central proposition of the worlds of compliance typology. The proposition is that the direction of the effects of key explanatory variables of compliance, such as the fit between new EU directives and existing national arrangements, differs by cultural context or ‘world of compliance’. Contrary to this proposition, the findings indicate that the direction of the effects is the same in different cultural contexts. The present study uses arguably the best information available on compliance, from Falkner et al.'s (2005) Complying with Europe study. This is also the information from which the worlds of compliance typology was at least partly derived. As such, this study offers a ‘most likely’ test of the typology. In addition to refuting the worlds of compliance typology, the findings support several expectations about variation in timely transposition from the existing literature.

Author(s):Thomson, Robert
Item type:Article
ID code:43169
Keywords:compliance, European Union, transposition, Political theory, Public Administration, Sociology and Political Science
Subjects:Political Science > Political theory
Department:Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS)
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences (HaSS) > School of Government and Public Policy > Politics
Depositing user: Pure Administrator
Date deposited:11 Mar 2013 16:54
Last modified:24 Jan 2020 19:54
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URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/43169
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