The European Union Since 1945

ISBN-13: 9781408234525 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 224 str.

Alasdair Blair

Opis

The European Union faces a crossroads in the twenty-first century. While there is evidence of declining enthusiasm for European integration, the EU plays an increasingly vital role in tackling problems that can no longer be dealt with at member state level. In recent years, the EU has developed a stronger foreign, security and defence policy, and has had to face up to the challenges of tackling organised crime, human trafficking and drug smuggling. In this fully updated new edition, Alasdair Blair examines the economic, political, social and personal factors that have shaped the process of European integration from the end of the Second World War until the Lisbon Treaty in 2009. Written in a clear and jargon-free style, the book explores:

• The context of European integration and expansion
• The relations between the European Union and its member states
• The institutional evolution of the European Union
• Methods of decision-making
• Key policies of the European Union
• The future direction of the European Union

Comprehensive and accessible, this book is an essential guide to understanding the relevance of the European Union in the twenty-first century.

Spis treści

 

Publisher’s acknowledgements  

Author's acknowledgements

Preface to the Second Edition  

Abbreviations  

 

Chronology   

Who’s Who

Glossary

Maps

PART ONE: BACKGROUND   

1.   THE PROBLEM OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

PART TWO: ANALYSIS   

2.   THE ROAD TO ROME: 1945–57  

The Emergence of European Unity

The Hague Congress

The Coal and Steel Community

The Failure of the European Defence Community

3.   CONSTRUCTING THE COMMUNITY: 1958–70

Institutional Design

Policies and Competencies  

The Nationalist Backlash

The Spirit of the Hague   

4.   THE ENLARGED COMMUNITY: 1970-84  

The First Enlargement

Britain’s Indecision

Eurosclerosis

Transatlantic Difficulties

Britain’s Budgetary Question

5.   THE TRANSFORMATION OF EUROPE: 1985-1993  

Creating the Internal Market  

The Single European Act

The Road to 1992

Europe’s Changing Map  

The Maastricht Treaty  

6.   BUILDING A NEW EUROPE: 1994-201nbsp;   

Enlarging the EU

Treaty of Amsterdam   

Treaty of Nice

The Fifth Enlargement and Constitutional Reform

Lisbon and Beyond

PART THREE: ASSESSMENT

7.   THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

Boundaries of Europe   

Nature of membership

The future of European integration

 

PART FOUR: DOCUMENTS

     Further reading  

   References   

Index

O autorze

Alasdair Blair is Professor of International Relations and Head of the Department of Historical and Social Studies at De Montfort University. He is the author of eight books, including International Politics: An Introductory Guide (2009) and Companion to the European Union (2006).