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European Union Politics

by: Cini, Michelle

European Union Politics

by: Cini, Michelle

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9780199248360
ISBN 10:
0199248362
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Copyright: 06/26/2003
Publisher: Oxford University Press
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The most up-to-date and comprehensive introductory textbook on the European Union.This edited textbook covers a broad range of topics currently being taught in courses on the European Union. The 25 chapters are written by different experts from around the world and provide extensive coverage of history, theories, institutions and actors, policies, and issues and debates.European Union Politics can be distinguished from other textbooks in the field by the breadth and depth of its coverage and its excellent learning aids. Each chapter includes a reader's guide, key points, questions, further reading, web links and boxed features on key concepts, case studies andissues and debates. Written specially for those coming to the subject for the first time, this text has been carefully edited to ensure a coherent, accessible and lively introduction to the politics of the European Union.

Introduction

(10)

Introducing the European Union

(2)

Making policy in the European Union

(4)

The structure of the book

(4)

The European Community: From 1945 to 1985

(17)

Introduction

(1)

The opening moves

(4)

The Community idea

(3)

Rome and the stalling of ambition

(4)

The emergence of summits

(2)

Conclusion

(3)

The single market

(18)

Introduction

(1)

Market integration in historical perspective

(3)

Harmonization: The politics of intervention

(1)

The free trade umpire: The European Court of justice and judicial activism

(2)

Market making: The politics of neo-liberalism

(2)

The 1992 Programme: A blueprint for action

(2)

Maintaining and correcting the market

(3)

Theorizing the single market

(1)

Conclusion

(3)

Towards European union

(19)

Introduction

(1)

The European Union as European union

(4)

Reviewing the Union: The 1996 IGC and the Treaty of Amsterdam

(4)

Preparing the Union for enlargement: The 2000 IGC and the Treaty of Nice

(3)

Conclusion: Beyond Nice and the future of the Union

(7)

Federalism and federation

(15)

Introduction

(1)

Federalism, federation, and European integration

(4)

The variety of federal models

(2)

Monnet's conception of Europe and its political implications

(4)

The meaning of a federal Europe

(2)

Conclusion: From quantity to quality

(2)

Neo-functionalism

(13)

Introduction

(1)

What is neo-functionalism?

(2)

A brief history of neo-functionalism

(1)

Supranationalism and spillover

(4)

Critiques of neo-functionalism

(2)

The revival of neo-functionalism

(1)

Conclusion

(2)

Intergovernmentalism

(16)

Introduction

(1)

What is intergovernmentalism?

(3)

Hoffmann and his critics

(3)

Beyond intergovernmentalism

100

(2)

Liberal intergovernmentalism and its critics

102

(5)

Conclusion: The future of intergovernmentalism

107

(2)

New theories of European integration

109

(22)

Introduction

110

(1)

The limits of the classical debate

111

(2)

Institutionalism and the EU

113

(5)

Theories of policy making and the EU

118

(2)

Multi-level governance

120

(1)

Social constructivist approaches to the EU

121

(2)

International Relations and International Political Economy revisited

123

(3)

Conclusion

126

(5)

The European Commission

131

(17)

Introduction

131

(1)

The functions of the Commission

132

(3)

Commission influence

135

(1)

The President and the College of Commissioners

136

(3)

Commissioners' cabinet

139

(1)

The Commission services

140

(4)

The committee system

144

(1)

Conclusion

145

(3)

The Council of the European Union

148

(18)

Introduction

149

(1)

The heart of EU decision making

149

(3)

How does the Council work?

152

(2)

The layers of Council decision making

154

(7)

Institutional evolution over time

161

(2)

Conclusion: National, supranational, or both?

163

(3)

The European Parliament

166

(13)

Introduction

166

(1)

The origins and development of the European Parliament

167

(1)

The powers and influence of the Chamber

168

(3)

The internal politics of the European Parliament

171

(4)

Elections and the public

175

(2)

Conclusion

177

(2)

The Community Courts

179

(13)

Introduction

179

(2)

Background and organization

181

(1)

Jurisdiction

182

(6)

The `judicial activism' debate

188

(2)

Conclusion: Reforming the Union's judicial architecture

190

(2)

Interest groups and the European Union

192

(19)

Introduction

192

(1)

The EU institutions and interest groups

193

(4)

The regulation of interest groups in the EU

197

(1)

European interest groups

198

(6)

The Europeanization of domestic interest groups

204

(1)

Conclusion

205

(6)

EU enlargement

211

(18)

Introduction

211

(1)

Past enlargements

212

(2)

Who can join the EU and how?

214

(2)

From economic assistance to formal negotiations

216

(3)

Conditionality and the acquis communautaire

219

(2)

Issues and concerns

221

(4)

The future of an enlarged EU

225

(2)

Conclusion

227

(2)

EU external relations

229

(17)

Introduction

229

(1)

Institutions and procedures: The Community pillar

230

(4)

Institutions and procedures: The CFSP pillar

234

(6)

The Union's external relations objectives

240

(1)

Obstacles and opportunities

241

(2)

Conclusion

243

(3)

The Common Agricultural Policy

246

(18)

Introduction

246

(1)

What is the CAP?

247

(2)

Reforming the CAP

249

(2)

Why is the CAP so difficult to reform?

251

(2)

The CAP reform of 1992

253

(3)

The changing debate on agriculture

256

(1)

Recent reforms and new challenges

257

(5)

Conclusion: The CAP at a crossroads

262

(2)

The EU's social dimension

264

(14)

Introduction

264

(1)

The EEC and its member states

265

(2)

The treaty reforms at Maastricht, Amsterdam, and Nice

267

(2)

The development and scope of European social policy

269

(2)

The European Social Fund

271

(2)

New developments: The open method of co-ordination

273

(1)

Social partnership at the European level

274

(1)

Conclusion

275

(3)

Regional Europe

278

(16)

Introduction

278

(1)

Regions in EU decision making

279

(3)

The origins, development, and implementation of EU regional policy

282

(8)

Regions and European integration: Theoretical issues

290

(1)

Conclusion

291

(3)

Justice and Home Affairs

294

(18)

Introduction

294

(1)

Preludes to co-operation

295

(2)

The Schengen experiment

297

(1)

Maastricht and the `third pillar'

298

(3)

The Amsterdam Treaty and JHA

301

(3)

Policy output: Baby steps to bold agendas

304

(3)

Extending JHA co-operation outwards

307

(1)

Conclusion

308

(4)

Economic and Monetary Union

312

(21)

Introduction

313

(1)

What is EMU?

313

(3)

From The Hague to Maastricht (1969--1991)

316

(3)

From treaty to reality (1992--2002)

319

(4)

Explaining EMU

323

(2)

Criticisms of EMU

325

(3)

Conclusion

328

(5)

Europeanization

333

(16)

Introduction

333

(1)

Europeanization: A fashionable term, but is it useful?

334

(1)

The changing boundaries of `Europe'

335

(2)

Developing European-level institutions

337

(2)

Exporting European-level institutions

339

(2)

The political unification of Europe

341

(2)

The domestic impact of European-level institutions

343

(4)

Conclusion

347

(2)

Implementation

349

(16)

Introduction

349

(1)

Three conceptions of implementation

350

(5)

Theories of implementation

355

(1)

The implementation deficit: Causes and constraints

356

(6)

Implementation comes of age

362

(1)

Conclusion

363

(2)

EU democracy and the democratic deficit

365

(18)

Introduction

366

(1)

Understanding the `democratic deficit'

367

(7)

Models of European democracy

374

(4)

Democracy and treaty reform

378

(2)

Conclusion

380

(3)

Differentiated integration

383

(14)

Introduction

383

(1)

Differentiation, uniformity, and the future of European integration

384

(2)

Methods of differentiation

386

(3)

Differentiation and the future of Europe

389

(5)

Conclusion

394

(3)

Citizenship

397

(3)

Introduction

397

(1)

Citizenship of the Union

398

(3)

A brief history of citizenship

401

(4)

The evolving institutions and practice of European citizenship

405

(6)

Challenges for the future

411

(2)

Conclusion

413

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