Has Europeanization gone too far?

Abstract:
Vivien Schmidt's Democracy in Europe represents a major contribution to the analysis of Europeanization and the legitimacy deficit in Europe. In this paper, we critically discuss three core components of Schmidt's argument: the analytical distinction between simple vs compound polity, the definition of discourse and its role in political change, and the relevance of bureaucracies in the generation of 'misfit' between the domestic and European level.