Contemporary European Foreign Policy introduces and examines the latest developments in European foreign policy. It provides a complete overview of the ways in which the very nature of foreign policy in Europe has changed and advances new insights into contemporary European foreign policy analysis. Throughout Contemporary European Foreign Policy ......
Democracy and the European Union comprehensively reviews one of the most salient, ongoing debates at the heart of the European Union (EU) today: democratic reform. It provides a thorough evaluation of how democracy might best be defined in the transnational context of the EU and explores the key strategies that have been deployed to enhance the Union's democracy from the Single European Act to the present day. In considering why the strategies have been unsuccessful, Alex Warleigh contends that the EU can only democratize itself by abandoning federalism, and working towards a more participatory democracy based on flexibility and active European citizenship. The book therefore advances important new ways in which the EU's 'democratic deficit' problems might be addressed more effectively than in the past. Marking a significant contribution to this key on-going debate, Democracy in the European Union: Theory, Practice and Reform will be essential reading for all students, scholars and professionals seeking a deeper understanding of the nature of the EU and the reform challenges it faces into the twenty-first century.
European Integration in the Twenty-First Century provides a comprehensive overview of the many dimensions and challenges to the on-going European integration project. It employs a number of interdisciplinary perspectives to review processes of both unity and disunity providing the reader with a complete snapshot of contemporary European integration in its variety of settings. Amongst the many topics and policy areas explored are: * enlargement * social policy * policing and criminal justice * security * democracy * culture and language policy * small states * the Euro A central underlying theme is the attempt to move beyond a narrow preoccupation with the creation of a neo-liberal economic bloc to identify new ways in which to construct a broader, more meaningful political and socio-economic community. Accessible and wide-ranging, European Integration in the Twenty-first Century will be essential reading for all those seeking a deeper understanding of the European Union (EU) and the future prospects for European integration.
Theorizing European Integration provides a comprehensive introduction to theories of European integration in the contemporary study of Europe, the European Union and European integration. Dimitris Chryssochoou presents a complete overview of the many competing approaches that have sought to capture and explain the evolving European polity. These ......
Theorizing European Integration provides a comprehensive introduction to theories of European integration in the contemporary study of Europe, the European Union and European integration. Dimitris Chryssochoou presents a complete overview of the many competing approaches that have sought to capture and explain the evolving European polity. These ......
The campaign for the restitution of Jewish property stolen during the Holocaust has led to more than 40 European commissions set up to ascertain how the property was dealt with after the war ended. This book examines the major cases concerning restitution, covering issues such as Nazi gold.
Comparing the European Union's strict regulation of state aid to business with the virtually unregulated investment competition in the United States and Canada, this title documents Europe's relative success in controlling - and decreasing - subsidies to business, even while they rise in the United States.
This text provides an overview of the reasons why European integration in foreign and security policy has proved so difficult to achieve. The obstacles to developing a common policy in this second pillar of the European Union go the the heart of debates around the sovereignty of the nation-state. A group of international contributors explain how ......
An examination of the social and territorial divisions within Europe that uses a global perspective to argue that social and territorial divisions are inextricably linked, and that only a detailed examination of economic, political and geographical differences can lead to a clearer understanding of the social tensions and inequalities that exist ......
