1. Political Opposition and the European Union
2. C. Geertz, ‘Réflexions sur les symboliques du pouvoir’, in C. Geertz, Savoir local, savoir global. Les lieux du savoir, Paris, PUF, 1986, p. 183.
3. Philippe Schmitter, ‘Some Alternative Futures for the European Polity and their Implications for European Public Policy’, in Yves Mény et al. (eds), Adjusting to Europe: The Impact of the European Union on National Institutions and Policies, London, Routledge, 1996, p. 26.
4. Introduction: Understanding Public Policy through Its Instruments?From the Nature of Instruments to the Sociology of Public Policy Instrumentation
5. Sven Andersen and Tom Burns, ‘The European Union and the Erosion of Parliamentary Democracy: A Study of Post-parliamentary Governance’, in S. Andersen and K. Eliassen (eds), The European Union: How Democratic is It?, London, Sage, 1996, p. 230. We will look into the argument in the second part of this article to see if it still holds true – and if it matters.