What is the European Union
Nature and Prospects
Published on 4. August 2005
Book
Hardback
240 pages
978-1-4039-4181-7 (ISBN)
Description
This distinctive new text provides an overview and assessment of key debates about the political character of the EU. Arguing that it is best seen as an international organization - albeit of a particularly integrated kind - Paul Magnette shows how the need to accommodate a range of state interests shapes the EU political system and assesses the implications for its democratic functioning; for institutions and policy; and for Europeanization and integration.
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Series
Edition
2005
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
443 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4039-4181-7 (9781403941817)
DOI
10.1007/978-1-137-08587-0
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08/2005
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Person
PAUL MAGNETTE is Professor of Political Science and Director of the Institute for European Studies, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium. He also teaches at Sciences-po, Paris.
Content
Introduction.- Europeanization and its Limits.- Policy-making in a Union of States.- Cooperation and Conflict: The Union and its States.- Competing for Leadership: Commission Vs Council.- Building Compromise in a Divided Polity.- Representation and Accountability: A Semi-Parliamentary Regime.- In the Shadow of the Law: Politics and the Court.- Politics and the People: A Fragmented Public Sphere.- Participation and Citizenship: Towards a Trans-national Democracy?.- Conclusion: The Union, Its Nature and Value.