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Informationen zum Autor Wyn Rees is a Professor of International Security at the University of Nottingham and a Visiting Professor at the College of Europe, Bruges. The focus of his research has been in security politics with a particular focus upon the European Union and transatlantic relations. His interests in security stretch from military issues, at one end of the spectrum, to 'soft security' issues, such as organised crime, drug trafficking and terrorism. Michael Smith is Professor of European Politics and Jean Monnet Chair in the Department of European and International Studies at Loughborough University, and co-director of the soon to be established Centre for the Study of International Governance at Loughborough. His principal areas of research are transatlantic relations, relations between the EU, the US and Japan, the making of EU external policies and the role of the EU in post-Cold War Europe, as well as more general issues of international political economy. Among his books are The United States and the European Community in a Transformed World (1993, with Stephen Woolcock); Beyond Foreign Economic Policy: the United States, the Single European Market and the Changing World Economy (1997, with Brian Hocking); Europe's Experimental Union: Rethinking Integration (2000, with Brigid Laffan and Rory O'Donnell); The State of the European Union, Volume 5: Risks, Reforms, Resistance and Revival (2000, edited with Maria Green Cowles); Foreign Policy in a Transformed World (2002, with Mark Webber); International Relations and the European Union (2005, edited with Christopher Hill); The European Union's Roles in International Politics: Concepts and Analysis (2006, edited with Ole Elgström). He has also co-edited a number of editions of two key International Relations texts, Perspectives on World Politics (3rd edition 2005) and Issues in World Politics (3rd edition 2005). Klappentext From its beginnings as a trading organization the European Union (EU) has become an immensely important actor in the international system. This collection distils the very best writings, both classic and contemporary, in the field of its international relations across a range of policy fields. The selected articles and chapters reflect the breadth of the EU's activities in the world, including its economic and security relationships, as well as its unique status in the academic study of international relations. The SAGE Library of International Relations brings together the most influential and field-defining articles, both classical and contemporary, in a number of key areas of research and inquiry in International Relations. Each multi-volume set represents a collection of the essential published works collated from the foremost publications in the field by an editor or editorial team of renowned international stature. They also include a full introduction, presenting a rationale for the selection and mapping out the discipline's past, present and likely future. This series is designed to be a 'gold standard' for university libraries throughout the world with an interest in International Relations. Zusammenfassung This SLIR set will reflect the breadth of the EU's international activities (trade, security, defence, diplomacy, etc) in addition to covering the history of the EUs external relations. The EU is a particularly vibrant area of study as well as a major case study for students of International Relations. Inhaltsverzeichnis PART 1: HISTORY AND THEORY A: History: European Integration, the Changing World Arena And The EC/EU as an International Actor International Integration: The European and the universal - Ernst Haas Obstinate or Obsolete? The Fate of the Nation State and the Case of Western Europe - Stanley Hoffmann Europe¿s Role in World Peace - François Duchêne European Political Cooperation: Procedure as ...
