In 2010, 25 years will have elapsed since Portugal signed the Accession Treaty which allowed it to become a full-fledged member of the then European Community.

The volume elicits how Portugal has grasped opportunities and challenges emanating from its participation in the institutional, regulatory and political frameworks of the European Union (EU) as these became more intricate as well as intrusive. It scrutinizes the adjustments and transformations that took place in the Portuguese society, politics and economics as well as in the country’s international relations as engendered by its increasing enmeshment in the Community-building dynamics. Divided into three main parts:

Part I focuses on the major changes within the domestic arena, notably on the political economical and social fronts

Part II addresses the adjustments that the Portuguese leadership had to introduce in order to participate in key common policies and strategies.

Part III is centred on foreign policy and assesses and discusses the impact upon Portugal’s international relations.

This book will be of interest to students and scholars of European politics, EU studies, comparative politics and those with a strong interest in Portugal.

Contents

1. Introduction Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira Part 1: Twenty-five Years After: The Evolution of the Portuguese Politics and Economics 2. Portugal in the European Union, 1985-2010 Nuno Severiano Teixeira 3. The Europeanization of the Portuguese Political System Paul Christopher Manuel 4. The Transformation of the Portuguese Economy: The Impact of European Monetary Union David Corkill 5. Portuguese Elites and European Integration Diogo Moreira, António Costa Pinto and Pedro Tavares de Almeida 6. The Transformation of the Portuguese Society: The Role of Europeanization Michael Baum and Miguel Glatzer Part 2: The Adjustment to Policy Areas 7. Portugal and Common Agriculture Policy Miguel Rocha de Sousa 8. Portugal and European Tray Maria Helena Guimarães 9. The EU’s Structural Funds in Portugal: Positive Results, Lost Opportunities and New Priorities Alfredo Marques 10. Portugal and the Lisbon Strategy Carlos Zorrinho, Arminda Neves and Manuel Laranja Part 3: The Redesigning of the Portuguese Foreign Policy 11. From EPC to ESDP: Going from Orthodox Atlanticism to Committed Europeanism Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira 12. Lusophonia and the Continued Centrality of the Portuguese-Speaking Community Paulo Gorjão 13. From Failure to Success: East Timor in the Portuguese Diplomacy Rui Novais 14. The Relations between Portugal and Spain: Three Decades after Accession Sergio Caramelo 15. Portugal’s EU Experience: What Lessons for the Newcomers? Sebastian Royo 16.Conclusion Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira and AJR Groom

Author Bio

Laura C. Ferreira-Pereira is Associate Professor of Political Science and International Relations at the Institute of Social and Political Sciences of the Technical University of...