The paper starts with an overview of competing theoretical approaches to understanding Europeanization of Central and East European applicant states. It is suggested that instead of seeing the process as strictly "top-down," we must investigate the ways in which the common pressures and...

Some argue that European financial services regulation is witnessing a shift from a 'market-making' to a 'market-shaping' paradigm after the global financial crisis. This so-called 'new' political economy explanation stresses the role of ideas to understand this change. We consider this claim by...