Understanding the European Union
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This is the must-have introduction to the European Union. Offering a primer on the EU's history, institutions, and politics, this concise textbook also covers the various challenges and opportunities faced by the EU, from the democratic deficit and the potential of future enlargement to the spread of nationalism and crises such as Brexit and the impact of the global pandemic. Understanding the European Union is now more crucial than ever, and this text provides a succinct but nuanced account of its development and how it works.
This book will be the ideal guide for all undergraduate and postgraduate courses in political science, global affairs and European studies. It is also a suitable starting point for anyone seeking to learn more about the EU. New to this Edition: - A number of key themes and issues run throughout the book, including past and ongoing crises facing the EU, the EU's place within the broader international system, a focus on the EU's comparative political, social, and economic context, the confederal qualities of the EU, and Brexit.
Annað
- Höfundur: John McCormick
- Útgáfa:8
- Útgáfudagur: 13-11-2020
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- Format:Page Fidelity
- ISBN 13: 9781352011203
- Print ISBN: 9781352011241
- ISBN 10: 1352011204
Efnisyfirlit
- Author biography
- Series
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- List of Features
- List of Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1 What is the European Union?
- The EU in context
- The dynamics of regional integration
- Explaining the EU today
- The EU as a federal system
- The EU as a confederal system
- Conclusions
- Further Reading
- 2 The Idea of Europe
- The origins of Europe
- Early thoughts on European unity
- Where is Europe?
- Who are the Europeans?
- Conclusions
- Further Reading
- 3 The Evolution of the EU
- Post-war Europe
- First steps towards integration (1948–55)
- The European Economic Community (1955–86)
- Focus on the single market (1986–92)
- From Community to Union (1992–2003)
- The EU looks east (2003–13)
- The era of crisis
- Conclusions
- Further Reading
- 4 The European Institutions
- A constitution for Europe
- The European Council
- The European Commission
- The Council of the European Union
- The European Parliament
- The European Court of Justice
- Conclusions
- Further Reading
- 5 The EU and its Citizens
- The democratic deficit
- Public opinion and the EU
- Euroscepticism
- European citizenship
- Participation and representation
- European elections
- Referendums
- Interest groups
- Other channels
- Conclusions
- Further Reading
- 6 The EU Policy Process
- The changing balance of authority
- The EU policy environment
- The policy cycle
- Agenda-setting
- Formulation
- Adoption
- Legitimation
- Implementation
- Evaluation
- Features of EU policy
- Compromise and bargaining
- Political games
- Incrementalism
- Differentiated integration
- Spillover
- The EU budget
- Conclusions
- Further Reading
- 7 Economic Policy
- The EU economy in its global context
- Foundations of the single market
- Effects of the single market
- European business and the single market
- Competition policy
- Inside the euro zone
- Crisis in the euro zone
- Conclusions
- Further Reading
- 8 Internal Policies
- Cohesion policy
- Employment and social policy
- Agriculture and fisheries
- Area of Freedom, Security and Justice
- Environmental policy and climate change
- Conclusions
- Further Reading
- 9 The EU in the World
- The changing global system
- Foreign policy
- Security and defence policy
- Trade policy
- Relations with the United States
- Relations with the neighbourhood
- Relations with China
- Development cooperation
- Conclusions
- Further Reading
- Conclusions
- Appendix 1: Europe in Numbers
- Appendix 2: A Chronology of European Integration
- Appendix 3: Specialized Institutions of the European Union
- Appendix 4: Sources of Further Information
- Bibliography
- Index
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