"This book challenges the prevalent view that the European Union is a declining power. It argues that notwithstanding all its challenges, the EU remains an influential superpower that shapes the world in its image through a phenomenon called "the Brussels Effect." The Brussels E…
"European integration confuses citizens and scholars alike. It appears to transfer power away from national capitals towards Brussels yet a close study of the EU reveals the absence of any real leap towards supranationalism. The EU is dominated by cooperation between national re…
This book sheds light on the contradictions underlying the European Union enlargement process, specifically to the Western Balkans, challenging the common assumption that the integration of an extended European space might be possible without mutual transformation of the institu…
This book sheds light on the contradictions underlying the European Union enlargement process, specifically to the Western Balkans, challenging the common assumption that the integration of an extended European space might be possible without mutual transformation of the institu…
Philippe Le Corre and Alain Sepulchre examine how Europe's China presence can serve as a benchmark to other developed economies - especially the United States, which is also seeing a rise in Chinese investments. / Produktbeschreibung
Fully updated to include the migrant crisis, the UK's decision to leave the Union, and the state of the Euro currency, this accessible Very Short Introduction shows how and why the EU has developed, how its institutions works, and what it does - from the single market to the Eur…
The European Union (EU) stands out as a fascinatingly unique political organisation. On the one hand, it has shown the potential for developing deep and wide-ranging cooperation between member states, going far beyond that found anywhere else in the world. On the other, it is cu…
The government and politics of the European Union
"This new edition ... provides and up-to-date and authoritative introduction to the main institutions, policies, processes and actors of the European Union, set in historical contex."--Page 4 de la couverture.
This second edition brings the history of the European Union up-to-date to include the Amsterdam and Nice treaties, as well as other contemporary issues such as the impact of events in Yugoslavia, the changing relationship with the US and British membership of the single currenc…
This second edition brings the history of the European Union up-to-date to include the Amsterdam and Nice treaties, as well as other contemporary issues such as the impact of events in Yugoslavia, the changing relationship with the US and British membership of the single currenc…
In 2016, the voters of the United Kingdom decided to leave the European Union. The majority for 'Leave' was small. Yet, in more than 40 years of EU membership, the British had never been wholeheartedly content. In the 1950s, governments preferred the Commonwealth to the Common M…
"Theories of European Integration offers an authoritative and accessible analysis of the main conceptual and theoretical discussions generated by the study of the European Union. The book shows that any proper evaluation of theories is not possible without an understanding of th…
"Theories of European Integration offers an authoritative and accessible analysis of the main conceptual and theoretical discussions generated by the study of the European Union. The book shows that any proper evaluation of theories is not possible without an understanding of th…