This book examines the Europeanization of the polity and politics of a new EU Member State. Using social network analysis in a comparative research design, it provides a systematic analysis of the effects of Europeanization on the institutions, policy processes, power constellation and conflict among national elites.

1. Introduction 2. Theoretical Approaches to Europeanization 3. A Closer Look into the Romanian Political System 4. The Impact of the EU Pressure on the Institutions of the Decision-Making Process 5. The Impact of the EU Pressure on Power Configuration 6. The Impact of the EU Pressure on the Level of Conflict 7. Conclusions

Flavia Jurje is a Post-doctoral Research Assistant and Lecturer at the Institute of Political Science/International Relations and Global Governance, University of Lucerne and Research Assistant and Lecturer at the Political Science Department at the University of Zurich, Switzerland.