Das Regieren jenseits des Nationalstaates und der Mythos einer 80-Prozent-Europaisierung in Deutschland

In: Politische Vierteljahresschrift: PVS : German political science quarterly, Volume 49, Issue 3, p. 438-463

Abstract

Governance beyond the nation state is intensively discussed with regard to the degree of Europeanization of the member states. For some scholars, the Europeanization degree of German legislation has already reached a share of 80%. This article applies a quantitative perspective & investigates, whether & to what extent German legislation has been stimulated by European impulses over the past 30 years. In contrast to previous studies, the analysis distinguishes between regular & important legislation & examines whether & to what extent European impulses are induced by EU legislation. The results reveal that previous estimates have dramatically overstated the influence of Europeanization on German legislation. According to our findings, a share of 80% has only once occurred in a single policy domain. Usually, this share is significantly lower, in particular for important legislation. Moreover, it is only possible to identify the reasons for half of the Europeanization impulses in the respective EU legislative database. Tables, Figures, Appendixes, References. Adapted from the source document.