The Making of the European Union
Title | The Making of the European Union PDF eBook |
Author | Sten Berglund |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | 264 |
Release | 2006-01-01 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 9781781959008 |
The Making of the European Union argues that the process of European integration has drifted into serious crisis, perhaps the most serious since the Danes voted against the Treaty of the European Union in 1992. Analysing the conditions for European integration, this book applies a citizens' or 'bottom-up' perspective on the integration process. The difficulties that the constitutional process has encountered illustrate the relevance of bringing public opinion into the analysis of the prospects for European integration. The book describes and analyses the historical, mental, intellectual , and attitudinal denominators of European integration, denominators that have shaped the processes so far and will continue to do so in the future. The authors apply a broad comparative perspective, where European nation-states constitute the primary units of analysis. The focus is on the foundations of European integration, public views about the EU, including various shades of Euroscepticism, and the long-term prospects of the EU. This book will appeal to a wide audience including scholars and researchers in the social sciences - particularly political science, comparative politics and European studies. The book will also be of great interest to journalists and all those involved in the EU, including policy makers and civil servants throughout the EU itself.
Policy-making in the European Union
Title | Policy-making in the European Union PDF eBook |
Author | Helen S. Wallace |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | 566 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Law |
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This is a fully revised edition of a well-established text for students. It offers an invaluable and up-to- date interpretation of the European policy process. Helen Wallace and William Wallace have assembled a team of internationally-renowned authors to present fourteen case studies --ranging from analyses of the CAP and environmental policy, to the politics of Economic and Monetary Union and the new World Trade Organisation. Helen Wallace also provides, in the two opening chapters, an introduction and overview of European politics, policy, and institutions. In concluding thevolume, William Wallace reflects on the future for the EU as it faces calls for ever closer political integration. Policy-Making in the European Union provides the student with a timely and provocative insight into European integration in a period of critical change.
Making the European Monetary Union
Title | Making the European Monetary Union PDF eBook |
Author | Harold James |
Publisher | Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | 324 |
Release | 2012-11-19 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 0674070941 |
Europe’s financial crisis cannot be blamed on the Euro, Harold James contends in this probing exploration of the whys, whens, whos, and what-ifs of European monetary union. The current crisis goes deeper, to a series of problems that were debated but not resolved at the time of the Euro’s invention. Since the 1960s, Europeans had been looking for a way to address two conundrums simultaneously: the dollar’s privileged position in the international monetary system, and Germany’s persistent current account surpluses in Europe. The Euro was created under a politically independent central bank to meet the primary goal of price stability. But while the monetary side of union was clearly conceived, other prerequisites of stability were beyond the reach of technocratic central bankers. Issues such as fiscal rules and Europe-wide banking supervision and regulation were thoroughly discussed during planning in the late 1980s and 1990s, but remained in the hands of member states. That omission proved to be a cause of crisis decades later. Here is an account that helps readers understand the European monetary crisis in depth, by tracing behind-the-scenes negotiations using an array of sources unavailable until now, notably from the European Community’s Committee of Central Bank Governors and the Delors Committee of 1988–89, which set out the plan for how Europe could reach its goal of monetary union. As this foundational study makes clear, it was the constant friction between politicians and technocrats that shaped the Euro. And, Euro or no Euro, this clash will continue into the future.
Making History
Title | Making History PDF eBook |
Author | Sophie Meunier |
Publisher | Oxford University Press, USA |
Total Pages | 377 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 0199218676 |
The contributors to this volume, all leading specialists in the field of EU studies, examine the trajectory of the EU and draw on the theoretical tools of historical institutionalism to assess the central political challenges facing the EU.
The Everyday Making of EU Foreign and Security Policy
Title | The Everyday Making of EU Foreign and Security Policy PDF eBook |
Author | Bremberg, Niklas |
Publisher | Edward Elgar Publishing |
Total Pages | 224 |
Release | 2022-02-18 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1789907551 |
This is an open access title available under the terms of a [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0] License. It is free to read, download and share on Elgaronline.com. This cutting-edge book explores the practices and socialization of the everyday foreign policy making in the European Union (EU), focusing on the individuals who shape and implement the Common Foreign and Security Policy despite a growing dissension among member states.
How the EU Really Works
Title | How the EU Really Works PDF eBook |
Author | Ms Nathalie Brack |
Publisher | Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. |
Total Pages | 275 |
Release | 2014-05-28 |
Genre | Political Science |
ISBN | 1472414632 |
This book provides a concise analysis of the EU and its dynamics by paying particular attention to its day to day operation. It proposes to help students and scholars understand its evolution, its institutions, its decision-making and the interactions between the EU and various actors. Avoiding abstract theorizing, the authors propose an easy to read analysis of how the Union works while recognizing the complexity of the situation. Throughout the book, the key issues of European integration are addressed: democratic deficit, politicization, the role of member states, institutional crisis and citizen involvement.
The European Union and the Public Sphere
Title | The European Union and the Public Sphere PDF eBook |
Author | John Erik Fossum |
Publisher | Routledge |
Total Pages | 327 |
Release | 2007-06-11 |
Genre | Philosophy |
ISBN | 1134174624 |
The European Union is often attacked for its ‘democratic deficit’, namely its deficiencies in representation, transparency, accountability and lack of popular support. This book assesses the possible formation of a communicative space that might enable and engender the creation of a transnational or a supranational public.