Ever Closer Union: An Introduction to European Integration

ISBN-13: 9780230272613 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 640 str.

Desmond Dinan

Opis

Ever Closer Union clearly and engagingly introduces the complexities of European integration. The 4th edition is fully revised and updated to take account of major changes in the EU, including full coverage of the impact of the Lisbon Treaty.

Spis treści

Introduction.- PART I: HISTORY.- Reconstruction, Reconciliation and Integration, 1945-1957.- Uncertain Terrain, 1958-1972.- A Community in Flux, 1973-1984.- From European Community to European Union, 1985-1992.- The Emergent European Union, 1993-1999.- The Unsettled European Union, 2000-2010.- PART II: INSTITUTIONS.- The Commission.- The European Council and the Council of Ministers.- The European Parliament.- Interinstitutional Dynamics.- PART III: POLICIES.- Agriculture and Cohesion.- The Internal Market and Monetary Union.- Economic Performance: Growth and Jobs.- The Environment, Energy, and Climate Change.- Beyond the EU's Borders.- Internal and External Security.- EU-US Relations.

O autorze

DESMOND DINAN is Professor of Public Policy and holds the Jean Monnet Chair in European Public Policy at George Mason University, USA. His numerous publications include Europe Recast: A History of European Union (Palgrave Macmillan, 2004) and he is Editor of Encyclopedia of the European Union.