Theory and reform in the European Union / Dimitris N. Chryssochoou [and others].

Contributor(s):

Chryssochoou, Dimitris N, 1970-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Europe in changePublisher: Manchester ; Manchester University Press ; 2003Distributor: New York, NY, USA : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, 2003Edition: 2nd edDescription: 1 online resource (xv, 248 pages)Content type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

1781700249
9781781700242
128073437X
9781280734373
9786610734375
6610734372
1847790410
9781847790415
1417577967
9781417577965
9781526137920
1526137925

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Electronic books.

Additional physical formats: Print version:: Theory and reform in the European Union.DDC classification:

337.1/42 21

LOC classification:

HC241 T468 2003eb

Online resources:

EBSCOhost

Contents:

List of tables; List of abbreviations; Foreword; Introduction; 1 The theoretical setting; 2 New directions in theory-building; 3 The Amsterdam reforms: Partial offsets and unfinished business; 4 The Treaty of Nice and its critics; 5 Geopolitical imperatives of system change: Order and security in post-Cold War Europe; 6 Institutional imperatives of system change: The evolving European security architecture; 7 Debating the future of Europe: New polity dynamics; Bibliography; Index

Summary: "This substantially updated and revised edition offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges confronting the political system as well as the international politics of the European Union. It draws from a rich spectrum of regional integration theories to determine what the Union actually is and how it is developing. The book examines constitutional politics of the European Union, from the Single European Act to the Treaty of Nice and beyond. The ongoing debate on the future of Europe links together questions of democracy and legitimacy, competences and rights, and the prospects for European polity-building. The aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the emerging European polity and the questions that further treaty reform generate for the future of the regional system. The authors also assess the evolving European security architecture, the limits and possibilities of a genuine European foreign, security and defence policy, and the role of the European Union in the post-Cold War international system. Common themes involve debates about stability and instability, continuity and change, multipolarity and leadership, co-operation and discord, power capabilities and patterns of behaviour. The book traces the defining features of the 'new order' in Europe and incorporates an analysis of the post-September 11 context. This major new edition will be of particular interest to academics, policy-makers and students with an interest in the politics and governance of contemporary Europe, as well as to those pursuing a career in international affairs"--Publisher's description.

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"First edition published 1999 by Manchester University Press"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 224-238) and index.

"This substantially updated and revised edition offers a comprehensive overview of the challenges confronting the political system as well as the international politics of the European Union. It draws from a rich spectrum of regional integration theories to determine what the Union actually is and how it is developing. The book examines constitutional politics of the European Union, from the Single European Act to the Treaty of Nice and beyond. The ongoing debate on the future of Europe links together questions of democracy and legitimacy, competences and rights, and the prospects for European polity-building. The aim is to contribute to a better understanding of the emerging European polity and the questions that further treaty reform generate for the future of the regional system. The authors also assess the evolving European security architecture, the limits and possibilities of a genuine European foreign, security and defence policy, and the role of the European Union in the post-Cold War international system. Common themes involve debates about stability and instability, continuity and change, multipolarity and leadership, co-operation and discord, power capabilities and patterns of behaviour. The book traces the defining features of the 'new order' in Europe and incorporates an analysis of the post-September 11 context. This major new edition will be of particular interest to academics, policy-makers and students with an interest in the politics and governance of contemporary Europe, as well as to those pursuing a career in international affairs"--Publisher's description.