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Informationen zum Autor Andrew Glencross is a Lecturer in International Politics at the Department of History and Politics at the University of Stirling. He is the author of What Makes the EU Viable? European Integration in the Light of the Antebellum US Experience (2009) and co-editor of European Union Federalism and Constitutionalism: The Legacy of Altiero Spinelli (2010). Klappentext This is a systematic, up-to-date exploration of the politics of European integration that includes balanced coverage of the strengths and weaknesses of the European Union.* Examines European integration as a contested political process that continues to divide and inspire nations, citizens, and politicians* Provides students with the analytical tools to consider why the EU functions as it currently does, whether the EU is sufficiently democratic, the politics behind EU legislation, debates over foreign policy, proposals for institutional reform, and the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis* Brings together the latest scholarly research from comparative politics, international relations, law, and democratic theory* Accompanied by a range of student resources including chapter-level flashcards and independent study questions - available at www.wiley.com/go/glencross Zusammenfassung This is a systematic! up-to-date exploration of the politics of European integration that includes balanced coverage of its strengths and weaknesses. The text proposes that European integration is an essentially contested political process that continues to divide and inspire nations! citizens! and politicians. Inhaltsverzeichnis List of Figures xiList of Tables xiiiList of Timelines xvList of Boxes xviiAcknowledgments xixIntroduction 1PART I THE HISTORY OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION 111 The Idea of Europe: Foundations and Justifications for Unity 131.0 Introduction: What and Where Is Europe? 141.1 The Historical Background to Th inking about European Unity 161.2 Early Ideas and Pioneers of Unity 181.3 The Peace or Civilizing Justification for Unity 221.4 The Prosperity Justification for Unity 241.5 The Strengthening State Capacity Justification for Unity 261.6 Concluding Summary 282 The Institutional Development of European Integration, 1945-1973 332.0 Introduction: Uniting for Peace 342.1 The Struggle to Resolve Post-War Security and Economic Issues, 1945-1951 362.2 The Creation of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) in 1951 382.3 The Functioning of the ECSC and the Attempt at Full Military and Political Union, 1951-1957 422.4 The Continuing Pursuit of Economic Integration: Creating the EEC, 1957 452.5 Overcoming the First Tests: The Common Agricultural Policy and the Empty Chair Crisis, 1957-1973 472.6 Concluding Summary 513 The Institutional Development of European Integration, 1973-2010 573.0 Introduction: The Widening and Deepening of European Integration 583.1 Living with the First Enlargement Round and Preparing for the Next, 1973-1986 603.2 Completing the Single Market as a Prelude to Monetary and Political Union, 1986-1992 653.3 Designing European Unity for the Post-Cold War Era, 1992-2004 683.4 From Constitutional Failure to the Lisbon Treaty, 2004-2010 733.5 Concluding Summary 77PART II ANALYZING INTEGRATION 834 The EU's Institutional Dynamics 854.0 Introduction: The Functioning of the EU 864.1 An Overview of the Dynamics of EU Policy-Making 874.2 The Ordinary Legislative Procedure (OLP) 894.3 The Role of Interest Groups and Experts 954.4 The Commission's Watchdog Role and the Importance of the CJEU 994.5 Special Provisions for Foreign Policy 1044.6 Concluding Summary 1065 EU Policy-Making in Action: Major EU Policies 1115.0 Introduction: The EU's Major Policy Areas 1125.1 The EU Budget 1135.2 The Euro 1155.3 The Single Market 1185.4 Social and Environmental Policy 1225.5 Justice and Citizenship 1255.6 Enlargement 12...
