ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the processes of Europeanization in Greece. It must be clear that, in contrast to responsive Europeanization, intended Europeanization is much broader in the scope of its implications in terms both of its territorial and thematic penetration. The Europeanization process in Greece must be seen against this political background. The Europeanization process in Greece must be seen against this political background. Given the peculiar situation described, as regards state-society relations and the formation and multiple roles of the Greek state. According to established theories of European integration, EU membership involves first and foremost a transfer of competencies and functions from the state level to the central EU level. The Greek experience of internalizing Europeanization seems therefore to refute the sweeping assumptions of state-centric theories about the impact of EU membership upon state-society relationships and interactions.
