Europeizacja polityk publicznych

The objective of the paper is to investigate the state of the art in the research on Europeanization of public policies. In the first step it operationalizes the concept of Europeanization for the purpose of analyzing its influence on the public policies. Next, it overviews the methods in which this problem is researched in other EU member states and then consequently it applies this conclusions into the research concept. The article is illustrated with both quantitative data on the scope of the European legislation penetration in today’s Europe as well as qualitative exemplifications in the field of public health and environment in Poland.