Introduction: Conceptualizing and Theorizing Europeanization

Abstract

The recent accession of Cyprus^l to the European Union (EU) makes it timely to examine the impact of the latter on the polity, policies and politics of the country. What began in the early 1970s as a political strategy to strengthen the country’s newly independent status subsequently had an important impact on all dimensions of life in Cyprus. The aim of this book is to provide an examination of this impact on key areas of the country, that is, its executive, legislative and judicial authorities; political parties and public opinion; economy; agricultural and regional policies; foreign policy; and justice and home affairs.