Politics in the European Union
Námskeið
- STJ317G Evrópusamruni.
Ensk lýsing:
The European Union is a unique, complex, and ever-changing political entity which continues to shape both international politics and the politics of its individual member states. Politics in the European Union provides a clear analysis of the theory and history, and policies and institutions of the EU, giving students a well-rounded introduction to the subject, and the confidence to understand it.
Complete and detailed in its coverage, with a consolidated and updated history section, this text weaves together material on key contemporary concerns including the Eurozone crisis and the implementation of the Lisbon Treaty with a thorough consideration of the workings and remit of the European Union. Clear learning features and accessible explanations help students to engage with an often complex and technical subject.
Lýsing:
Politics in the European Union is an accessible and comprehensive introduction to the EU. Unique in its in-depth coverage of the history of the EU, the book explores a wide range of topics including institutions and policies, making it a complete guide to understanding the complex nature of the EU. Now in its fifth edition, the text has been fully updated to include coverage of Brexit, the refugee crisis, and political developments within member states.
Annað
- Höfundar: Simon Bulmer, Owen Parker, Ian Bache, Stephen George, Charlotte Burns
- Útgáfa:5
- Útgáfudagur: 2020-08-14
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- Format:ePub
- ISBN 13: 9780192552679
- Print ISBN: 9780198820635
- ISBN 10: 0192552678
Efnisyfirlit
- Cover
- Title page
- Copyright
- Contents in Brief
- Contents in Detail
- Map of Europe
- About the Authors
- About the Book
- New to this Edition
- Acknowledgements
- Guided Tour of Textbook Features
- Guided Tour of the Online Resources
- Late News Page
- Part One: Theory
- Chapter 1: Theories of European Integration
- Chapter Overview
- European Integration and the First Attempts to Theorize It
- The Intellectual Background
- Theories of European Integration
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 2: Theories of EU Governance
- Chapter Overview
- A Shift of Focus
- New Institutionalism
- Governance
- Policy Networks
- EU Governance Approaches
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 3: Theorizing Consequences
- Chapter Overview
- Europeanization
- Analysing Bottom-Up Pressures on the EU
- Democracy and Legitimacy
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 4: Critical Perspectives
- Chapter Overview
- Critical of What?
- Social Constructivism
- Critical Political Economy
- Critical Social Theory
- Critical Feminism
- Post-Structuralism
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 1: Theories of European Integration
- Chapter 5: From the End of the War to the Schuman Plan (the Late 1940s to the Early 1950s)
- Chapter Overview
- Background: The Ideal of European Unity
- The End of the War, Federalism, and The Hague Congress
- The Cold War
- The German Problem
- The Schuman Plan for Coal and Steel
- National Positions and the Origins of the ECSC
- From the Schuman Plan to the Treaty of Paris
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 6: The ‘Other’ European Communities and the Origins of the European Economic Community (the Early 1950s to the 1960s)
- Chapter Overview
- The Pleven Plan
- The European Coal and Steel Community
- Messina
- The Road to the Rome Treaties
- Euratom
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 7: The First Years of the European Economic Community (the 1960s and into the 1970s)
- Chapter Overview
- The Early Years: 1958–63
- The 1963 Crisis
- The 1965 Crisis
- The Luxembourg Compromise
- Into the 1970s
- The Hague Summit
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 8: The Revival of European Integration (the Mid-1970s to the Late 1980s)
- Chapter Overview
- Leadership Changes: 1974
- The European Council
- Other Institutional Developments
- The European Monetary System
- The Southern Enlargements
- The British Budget Rebate
- Leadership Changes: 1981–82
- Moves to Revive the EC
- Fontainebleau
- 1985: A Watershed Year
- The Single European Act
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 9: Maastricht and Amsterdam (the Late 1980s to the Late 1990s)
- Chapter Overview
- Towards Maastricht
- The Treaty on European Union
- After Maastricht
- The Commission after Maastricht
- Political Change
- Monetary Union
- Enlargement
- The 1996 IGC
- The Treaty of Amsterdam
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 10: From Amsterdam to Lisbon (2000–09)
- Chapter Overview
- The Nice Treaty
- The Lisbon Strategy
- European Security and Defence Policy
- The Constitutional Treaty
- Enlargement
- The European Parliament and the New Commission
- The Lisbon Treaty
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 11: The EU in Crisis (2009–19)
- Chapter Overview
- The Unfolding Eurozone Crisis
- The Refugee Crisis
- Brexit
- The Populist Challenge
- Other Developments
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 12: The Institutional Architecture
- Chapter Overview
- The Treaties
- The Decision Making Institutions (the Union Method)
- Decision Making Procedures
- Implementation
- The Decision Making Institutions (CFSP)
- The Post-Lisbon Architecture of the EU
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 13: The European Commission
- Chapter Overview
- Functions
- Composition and Appointment
- The Commission in the Policy-Making Process
- The Commission and Managing Implementation
- Financial Management
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 14: The European Council and the Council of the European Union (EU)
- Chapter Overview
- Definitions and Distinctions
- Intergovernmental and Supranational Interpretations
- The European Council
- The Council of the EU
- COREPER and other Preparatory Bodies
- The Council Presidency
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 15: The European Parliament
- Chapter Overview
- Composition and Functions
- The Struggle for Power
- Debates and Research
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 16: The Court of Justice of the European Union
- Chapter Overview
- Context
- Structure and Functions
- CJEU Rulings on the Powers of the Institutions
- CJEU Rulings on the Nature of EU Law
- CJEU Rulings and Policy Impact
- The Rise of Subsidiarity, the CJEU, and EU Law
- Court Curbing? The CJEU and the Member States
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 17: Organized Interests
- Chapter Overview
- The Growth of Interest Group Activity at the EU Level
- Types of Interest Group
- Forms of Interest Representation
- Resources
- Organized Interests and the Institutional Actors
- Regulating Lobbying
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 18: Policy Making and Policies in the European Union
- Chapter Overview
- The European Union’s Policy Agenda
- The European Union’s Policy Cycle
- Major Policy Areas
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 19: The Single Market
- Chapter Overview
- History
- Project 1992: Freeing the Internal Market
- Beyond 1992
- Explaining the Single Market
- Evaluating the Single Market
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 20: Economic and Monetary Union
- Chapter Overview
- History
- Origins of EMU
- Putting Maastricht into Operation (1992–2002)
- The Single Currency in Operation
- The Eurozone Crisis
- Explaining and Critiquing EMU
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 21: Agriculture
- Chapter Overview
- History
- Agricultural Reform
- The Effect of Reform
- Future Prospects: 2021–27
- Explaining and Critiquing the CAP
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 22: Environment and Climate
- Chapter Overview
- History
- Current Policy Context
- The EU as a Climate Actor: From Leader to ‘Leadiator’
- Explaining EU Environmental Policy
- Critiquing EU Environmental Policy
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 23: Freedom, Security, and Justice
- Chapter Overview
- Context
- History
- The Lisbon Treaty
- The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice
- The Refugee Crisis
- Explaining the AFSJ
- Critiquing the AFSJ
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 24: Trade and Development Aid
- Chapter Overview
- History
- External Trade Policy
- Development and Trade
- Explaining and Critiquing Trade and Development Aid Policies
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 25: Common Foreign and Security Policy
- Chapter Overview
- History
- The Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP)
- The CFSP and CSDP in Action
- Explaining CFSP and CSDP
- EU Power in World Politics
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
- Chapter 26: Enlargement
- Chapter Overview
- History
- The Enlargement Procedure
- Explaining Enlargement
- Turkey
- Enlargement Fatigue?
- CONCLUSION
- KEY POINTS
- QUESTIONS
- FURTHER READING
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