Key Controversies in European Integration
Published on 1. August 2012
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-1-137-00614-1 (ISBN)
Description
Since its inception the European Union has been a fiercely contested and politically divisive project. In recent years, controversial issues such as EU enlargement, the ratification of the Lisbon Treaty, and the fallout from the Eurozone crisis have tested the EU to its limits and divided public opinion in the process. This innovative volume brings together leading scholars from around the world to debate the nature, current state and future of European integration. The contributors represent the whole spectrum of thinking about the European Union, ranging from pro-European to openly Eurosceptic perspectives. Within the book, chapters present two opposing perspectives on a wide range of controversies. Among the issues discussed are: how efficient is the European Union? Has the European project been a success? Will the Eurozone survive in its present state? And can the EU tame big finance? Guaranteed to illuminate as well as spark debate, this text provides an engaging and incisive overview of the most important issues in contemporary EU politics.
Reviews / Votes
'I look forward to teaching from this great new text. An excellent project, well conceived and executed, I even like the parts I disagree with.' - Erik Jones, The Johns Hopkins University (Bologna), Italy 'This innovative textbook... undertakes the challenge of guiding students through hotly contested territory, and will add to the excitement and pedagogical benefit of the journey...[It] should find an important place in the EU teaching armoury.' - Roger Morgan, Times Higher Education '[A]n interesting and accessible general textbook on European integration... the authors go straight to the point and make clear arguments. They are also always engaging, critical and deliberately provocative.' - Political Studies ReviewMore details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Basingstoke
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 155 mm
Thickness: 15 mm
Weight
451 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-00614-1 (9781137006141)
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Persons
HUBERT ZIMMERMANN is Professor of International Relations, University of Marburg, Germany, and was previously DAAD Visiting Associate Professor, Cornell University, USA. ANDREAS DUR is Professor of International Politics, University of Salzburg, Austria, and Visiting Professor, University College Dublin, Ireland.
Content
Introduction 1. The European Union: Success or Failure? Why Europe Works - John McCormick The End of the European Dream - John Gillingham 2. The Political Efficiency of the EU The EU as Efficient Polity - Desmond Dinan The EU: Quick to Regulate, Slow to Adapt - Mats Persson 3. More Powers for Brussels or Renationalization? A Stronger, More Supranational Union - Derek Beach The New Intergovernmentalism in EU Governance - Uwe Puetter 4. How Democratic Is The EU? The Inevitability of a Democratic Deficit - Richard Bellamy A Democratic Achievement, not just a Democratic Deficit - Christopher Lord 5. Too Much Power for the Judges? Understanding the European Court's Political Power - Karen Alter The European Court of Justice: A Strange Institution - Jeremy Radkin 6. Can There Be A Common European Identity? The Emergence of a European Identity - Ulrike Liebert A Common European Identity is an Illusion - Jonathan White 7. The Uncertain Future of the Euro The Euro has a Future! - Amy Verdun The End of the Euro Mark I: A Sceptical View of European Monetary Union - Tal Sadeh 8. Can The EU Tame Big Finance? Regulating Financial Services in the EU: A Case of Successful Institutional Learning - Jorn Carsten Gottwald The Pitfalls of EU Governance in Financial Markets - Daniel Mugge 9. The EU's Cohesion Policy: Reducing Disparities? Cohesion Policy: Fostering European Integration through Development - Dirk Ahner A Good Idea that Lost its Way: Cohesion Policy in the EU - Marco Brunazzo and Vincent Della Sala 10. The Big Waste? The Common Agricultural Policy Europe's Common Values and Agricultural Policy: A Defence of the CAP - Ann-Christin Knudsen EU Agricultural and Fisheries Policies: An Economic and Environmental Disaster - Eugenia da Conceicao-Heldt 11. Foreign Economic Policies: How Much Power for the Lobbyists? Why Interest Groups dominate EU Foreign Economic Policies - Andreas Dur EU Foreign Economic Policies: The Autonomy of EU Institutions - Cornelia Woll 12. Does The EU Act as a Normative Power? The European Union's Normative Power in Global Politics - Ian Manners Living in a Material World: A Critique of 'Normative Power Europe' - Mark Pollack 13. Turkey and Beyond: Is EU Enlargement A Success Story or Has It Gone Too Far? The Benefits of EU Enlargement: Stability, Prosperity, and Democracy - Rachel Epstein EU Enlargement: A Critique - Christopher J. Bickerton 14. Towards A Common European Army? Defence Integration in the EU: A Successful Vision! - Hanna Ojanen Flattering to Deceive; The Common Security and Defence Policy - Anand Menon Conclusion