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Prohibiting Plunder
For much of history, the rules of war decreed that "to the victor go the spoils." The winners in warfare routinely seized for themselves the artistic and cultural treasures of the defeated; plunder constituted a marker of triumph. By the twentieth century, international norms declared the opposite, that cultural monuments should be shielded from destruction or seizure. Prohibiting Plunder traces and explains the emergence of international rules against wartime looting of cultural treasures, and explores how anti-plunder norms have developed over the past 200 years. The book covers highly topical events including the looting of thousands of antiquities from the Iraqi National Museum in Baghda...
International Norms and Cycles of Change
Wayne Sandholtz and Kendall Stiles sketch the primary theoretical perspectives on international norm change, the 'legalisation' and 'transnational activist' approaches, and argue that both are limited by their focus on international rules as outcomes.
High-Tech Europe
Governments have recognized for decades the dynamic role played by microelectronics, computers, and telecommunications in the modern economy. Although Europe's deficiencies in these crucial sectors had long been acknowledged, it was not until the 1980s that European nations began collaborating to develop and promote high-tech industries. Their collaboration gives rise to many questions. Why, for example, did the joint efforts come at such a late date rather than in the 1960s or '70s? And how is it possible to work together in economically sensitive areas? These questions point to fundamental issues in the areas of international cooperation, international institutions, and technology policy. ...
International Norms and Cycles of Change
Wayne Sandholtz and Kendall Stiles sketch the primary theoretical perspectives on international norm change, the 'legalisation' and 'transnational activist' approaches, and argue that both are limited by their focus on international rules as outcomes.
European Integration and Supranational Governance
This study of the EU aims to demonstrate that a nascent transnational society and supranational institutions have played decisive roles in constructing the EU.
The Oxford Handbook of the European Union
The Oxford Handbook of the European Union brings together numerous acknowledged specialists in their field to provide a comprehensive and clear assessment of the nature, evolution, workings, and impact of European integration.
A Ruined Fortress?
This challenging book argues convincingly that research on European integration has lagged behind important theoretical developments in the fields of international relations, international political economy, and international organization. The contributors contend that prevailing theories of integration—despite their considerable differences—all suffer from an excessive focus on institutions and ideas, while overlooking the ways in which these institutions and ideas have promoted a neoliberal agenda during the last decade. To overcome these weaknesses, this volume draws on one of the key strands of theoretical innovation—critical political economy or transnational historical materialis...
Politische Theorien der Europäischen Integration
Trotz einiger Rückschläge besteht weiterhin ein großes Interesse an der wissenschaftlichen Erfassung und Erklärung des europäischen Integrationsprozesses. Man kann auf eine Vielzahl von Theorien zurückgreifen, die grundlegend für das Verständnis der europäischen Einigung sind und auf die neuere Ansätze immer wieder Bezug nehmen. Dieser Band enthält bedeutende politikwissenschaftliche Primärtexte, die eingehend erläutert und didaktisch aufbereitet sind. Neben den „Klassikern“ Föderalismus, (Neo)Funktionalismus, Transaktionalismus und Intergouvernementalismus werden auch neuere Ansätze, wie dialektischer Neofunktionalismus, Fusionsthese und Europäische Mehrebenenpolitik thematisiert. Dieses Text- und Lehrbuch ist sowohl für die seminarbegleitende Lektüre als auch für das Selbststudium sowie als Nachschlagewerk gleichermaßen geeignet.
Integration and Differentiation in the European Union
Far from displaying a uniform pattern, European integration varies significantly across policy areas and individual countries. Why do some member states choose to opt out of specific EU policies? Why are some policies deeply integrated whereas others remain intergovernmental? In this updated second edition, the authors introduce the most important theoretical approaches to European integration and apply these to the trajectories of key EU policy areas. Arguing that no single theory offers a completely convincing explanation of integration and differentiation in the EU, this thought-provoking book provides a new synthesis of integration theory and an original way of thinking about what the EU is and how it works.
