ISABELLE GARZON has been at the European Commission for twelve years working in the areas of regional, trade, agriculture and development. She has been an advisor to trade commissioner Lamy for five years, with responsibility for I.A. agriculture.

• Introduction Analytical Framework The Institutional Context Thirty Years of Immobility Policy Changes since 1992 The MacSharry Reform (1992) Agenda 2000 (1999) The Fischler II Reform (2003) The Increasing Role of Policy Discourse in Agricultural Policy The Determinants of Policy Change Applying Policy Feedback Approach to CAP Reforms Paradigm Change in the Common Agricultural Policy Conclusion