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During the era following the Second World War world peace was largely assured through American-European cooperation on the political, military, and economic level. This status quo was upset by the ratification of the Treaty on the European Union (Maastricht Treaty) which will, whatever obstacles still remain, inevitably lead to closer cooperation among (west)European countries and to a shift in Europe's position within world politics. This raises a number of questions that are discussed in this volume by an international team of experts from Europe (east and west), Russia and the United States.
List of contents
Introduction
P. M. Lützeler
Chapter 1. The US and the EC: Cooperation and Competition
T. Sommer
Chapter 2. The US/EC Relationship: Friends and Competitors
M. Weidenbaum
Chapter 3. The European Community and the Challenge of the 1990s: Change and Competitiveness
C. Jackson
Chapter 4. From "Nation-State" to "Member-State": The Evolution of the European Community
A. Sbragia
Chapter 5. European Integration and Social History since 1950
H. Kaelble
Chapter 6. Business Restructuring in Response to the Single Market
J. T. Little
Chapter 7. Monetary Union in Europe: End of a Dream or Beginning of a Nightmare?
P. G. Rogge
Chapter 8. European Economic and Monetary Union: Internal and External Dimensions
E. Thiel
Chapter 9. Subsidiarity and the European Community
G. A. Bermann
Chapter 10. The Role of the European Court of Justice on the Way to European Union
L. S. Wexler
Chapter 11. Multilateralism and Re-nationalization: European Security in Transtition
D.Dettke
Chapter 12. Europe Agreements: Economic Opportunities and Threats for Poland
A. Stepniak
Chapter 13. Economic Cooperation between Russia and the EC Countries: Obstacles and Prospects
Y. V. Fedotov
Chapter 14. Environmental Policy in Europe: The Greening of Europe?
M. Strübel
Chapter 15. The other "Democratic Deficit": Women in the European Community before and after Maastricht
J. M. Mushaben
Chapter 16. European Cultural Policy after Maastricht
R.Picht
Chapter 17. The Context of Tradition and Cultural Identity: Regionalism and Contemporary European Architecture
U. Kultermann
Chapter 18. Writers on European Identity
P. M. Lützeler
Notes on Contributors
Bibliography
Index
About the author
Paul Michael Lützeler is Rosa May Distinguished University Professor in the Humanities at Washington University of St. Louis; Director of the European Studies Program; Director of the Center for Contemporary German Literature and Chairman of the Senate Council.
Summary
Contributors from East and West Europe, Russia, and the US discuss the impact of the Treaty on the European Union (Maestricht Treaty) on American-European cooperation. Topics include the balance of power in NATO, monetary union in Europe, economic cooperation between Russia and the EC countries, env
