ABSTRACT
National governments and the European Union: approaches in the literature.............................................................................341
Attributing, clarifying, and monitoring European Union and member-states’ powers.....................................................................................344
Influencing and shaping European policymaking: national governments’ coordination modes and capacities ......................................346
Absorbing membership and adapting to its effects: the Europeanization of national governments.............................................348
Conclusions: the European Union between national influence and member-states’ adaptation.......................................................................350
References.............................................................................................................351
National governments and the European Union: approaches in the literature The role and influence of national governments and their relationships with the European Union (EU) institutions and policymaking represents one of the most significant intellectual problématiques for political scientists analyz ing European governance. Reflecting this fact, recent years have witnessed the rapid growth of studies explicitly seeking to examine the domestic dimension of the integration process, and the impact of membership on
