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The European Union
The European Union affects the lives of Europeans in many and varied ways, yet, in spite of its reach, it often appears a constrained political system – struggling for internal consensus, reliant on the agreement of national governments, and hampered by the scepticism of electorates. These issues have become even more acute in the wake of the global economic and eurozone crises. This new text provides a concise and up-to-date introduction to the nature of the European Union, giving an account of its evolution and structure that makes sense of its current challenges. The text analyses the EU's institutional structure and decision-making procedures, and highlights the manifold conflicts as well as the sophisticated mechanisms for consensus-building among the core institutions. It explains the ways in which the EU differs from other forms of political order, and how this leads to political processes that are characterized by cooperation and conflict. In providing this context, the author invites readers to a critical assessment of the functioning of the European Union, and of the implications of this for its democratic legitimacy and future prospects.
The European Union
"This new introduction to the European Union is distinguished by its focus on the evolution and functioning of the political system of the EU and how best to understand and theorise its often contradictory and multifaceted nature and the dynamics of European integration. Providing a sophisticated analysis of the distinctive institutions and the processes of multi-level governance inherent in the EU, this text assesses the challenges of this complex political actor both past and present. "--
Political Leadership in the European Union
The challenges that have been facing the European Union in recent years have given rise to the question: who leads the EU? This book offers a systematic analysis of political leadership in the EU. This volume offers a theoretical and conceptual analysis of political leadership in the EU. It deals with questions such as what kind of leadership is there in the different domains (such as climate change or central banking). It also examines how various EU institutions (European Commission, European Parliament) exert or have exerted leadership. Furthermore, it examines the role of the presidents of some of these institutions, such as the European Commission the European Council, the European Central Bank, but also of selected national leaders. Although the book does not advance a single leadership concept, the findings of the individual case studies show that the EU is by no means leaderless. The chapters originally published as a special issue in the Journal of European Integration.
The EU and Federalism
Tracing the evolution of federalist theory and the EU, this book brings together a distinguished array of experts from around the world to debate the pros and cons of treating the EU in a comparative context. Contributors ask whether a constitutional equilibrium has been reached in the EU, and examine policymaking in areas such as employment, health, environment, security, and migration.
Innovative Governance in the European Union
Do the traditional tools of governance make sense in the decidedly nontraditional political entity that is the European Union? Or are the realities of the unique EU system generating new, and sometimes eclectic approaches to policymaking? This book responds to these questions, and explores the development of governance approaches in policy areas.
Demystifying the European Union
Written by one of the premier scholars on the European Union and hailed as the best undergraduate text on the subject, this book has been thoroughly revised and updated to include the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty. Clear and comprehensive, it "demystifies" one of the world's most important and least understood institutions. Roy H. Ginsberg contextualizes European integration through the foundation blocks of history, law, economics, and politics. He then breaks the EU down into its components so that they can be understood individually and in relation to the whole. Reconstructing the EU as a single polity, Ginsberg evaluates the EU's domestic and foreign policies and their effects on Europeans and non-Europeans alike. The author thus challenges students to see what the European Union truly represents: a unique experiment in regional cooperation and a remarkable model of conflict resolution for the world's troubled regions.
Democracy, Federalism, the European Revolution, and Global Governance
The European Union is facing today the greatest crisis since its creation. Brexit could mean not only the reversal of its steady enlargement—from 6 to 28 member states—but also the beginning of an inexorable decline leading to its disintegration. However, few today seem to recollect that it was precisely the British who were the first to promulgate the political culture which inspired the European Union’s construction—democracy and federalism—and the first who tried to realise, in June 1940, a European federation on the basis of an Anglo-French union. This volume traces the fundamental stages of the European unification process, placing it in relation to the wider process of world ...
Ibss: Political Science: 1998
Renowned for its international coverage and rigorous selection procedures, this series provides the most comprehensive and scholarly bibliographic service available in the social sciences. Arranged by topic and indexed by author, subject and place-name, each bibliography lists and annotates the most important works published in its field during the year of 1997, including hard-to-locate journal articles. Each volume also includes a complete list of the periodicals consulted.
Die Europäische Union — Marionette oder Regisseur?
Der Sammelband thematisiert die Gestaltungsspielräume und -restriktionen der Europäischen Union. Es geht dabei um die Frage, in welchem Maße es der supranationalen Ebene gelingt, eigenständige politische Handlungsalternativen im europäischen Mehrebenensystem zu formulieren und durchzusetzen. Drei Bereiche europäischer Politik werden hier unterschieden: Strukturen (polity) auf der supranationalen Ebene, die mitgliedstaatliche und regionale Politik überformen; Interaktionsprozesse zwischen europäischer, nationaler und regionaler Ebene in einzelnen inneren Politikfeldern (policies) der Europäischen Union; Handlungsmöglichkeiten und -grenzen der Europäischen Union als internationaler Akteur.
Das politische System der EU
Auf den ersten Blick erscheint die EU als ein undurchschaubares Labyrinth: Die Kommission will alles verregeln, Ratssitzungen enden im Streit, das Parlament blockiert Entscheidungen. Hinzu kommt die Kakophonie zwischen den Mitgliedstaaten: Deutschland fordert eisernes Sparen, Frankreich eine verstärkte Ausgabenpolitik, die Briten liebäugeln mit dem Austritt. Dieses Buch bietet den roten Faden durch das Labyrinth. In zwölf konsistent aufgebauten und verständlich geschriebenen Kapiteln entwickelt es schrittweise ein klares Bild vom politischen System der EU. Das reicht von Erklärungsansätzen zur europäischen Integration über den historischen Werdegang des Integrationsprozesses bis hin ...
