| Edition |
3rd ed. |
| Physical description |
xxii, 616 pages : illustrations, map ; 25 cm |
| Notes |
Previous ed.: 2006. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 551-577) and index. |
| Contents |
Part 1. Theory -- Theories of European integration -- Theories of EU governance -- Critical perspectives -- Part 2. History -- Europe after the War -- The Schuman plan for coal and steel -- The European defence community, the European political community, and the road to the Rome Treaties -- The Europen coal and steel community and Euratom -- The European economic community: 1958-67 -- After Luxembourg: the 'Dark Ages' of European integration? -- The European community into the 1980s -- The Single European Act -- Maastricht: The Treaty on European Union -- The road to Amsterdam: a flexible Europe? -- From Amsterdam to Nice: preparing for enlargement -- After Nice: enlargement overshadowed -- The European Union at a crossroads -- From a European constitution to the Lisbon Treaty -- Part 3. Institutions -- The institutional architecture -- The European Commission -- The European Council and the Council of Ministers -- The European Parliament -- The European Court of Justice -- Organized interests -- Part 4. Policies -- Policies and policy making in the European Union -- Agriculture -- The single market -- Economic and monetary union -- Cohesion policy -- Environmental policy -- Freedom, security and justice -- Trade and development aid -- Common foreign and security policy -- Enlargement. |
| Summary |
This is an account of the main developments in the process of European integration. It provides coverage of theory, history, member states, institutions and policies, drawing on academic debates including issues of legitimacy and globalisation. |
| Other author |
George, Stephen.
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Bulmer, Simon.
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| Subject |
European Union.
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European federation.
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| ISBN |
9780199544813 (paperback) |
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0199544816 (paperback) |
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