The European Union: Readings on the Theory and Practice of European Integration
Dinan's book - written in an accessible, straightforward style - explains clearly the extent of European integration since World War II. Part 1 explores the European Community's history and political developments since the early 1950s, including the emergence of the European Union in the early 1990s. Part 2 describes and analyses EC and EU institutions. Part 3 assesses the Community's policies and programs, from agriculture to industry, from social affairs to science and technology....
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Dinan's book - written in an accessible, straightforward style - explains clearly the extent of European integration since World War II. Part 1 explores the European Community's history and political developments since the early 1950s, including the emergence of the European Union in the early 1990s. Part 2 describes and analyses EC and EU institutions. Part 3 assesses the Community's policies and programs, from agriculture to industry, from social affairs to science and technology. Imaginative and interdisciplinary in approach, the book makes the EU comprehensible and whets the appetite for further research. It is essential reading for all who are interested in the emerging New Europe. Booknews Section I presents visions of a united Europe expressed by some primary shapers of the European Union. Section II introduces the work of early scholars, dealing with ideas of federalism, functionalism, and intergovernmentalism. Section III features contemporary scholarship on the integration process. Introductions set a context for each selection and summarize its arguments. This second edition is focused more on ideas informing theory and practice of European integration rather than EU policy making. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
Preface1The Ventotene Manifesto32The Tragedy of Europe73The Schuman Declaration134Preambles to the Treaties Establishing the European Communities (Treaties of Paris and Rome)155A Ferment of Change196A Concert of European States277Preamble to the Single European Act458A Family of Nations499A Necessary Union5510Preamble to the Treaty on European Union (The Maastricht Treaty)6511Preamble to the Treaty of Nice Amending the Treaty on European Union (The Nice Treaty)6712Reflections on a Constitution for Europe6913Altiero Spinelli and the Strategy for the United States of Europe9114A Working Peace System9915Political Community and the North Atlantic Area12116The Uniting of Europe14517Political Integration: Definitions and Hypotheses15118Obstinate or Obsolete? The Fate of the Nation-State and the Case of Western Europe16319The Theory of Economic Integration: An Introduction17920The Political Theory of Federalism: The Relevance of Classical Approaches19521Integration, Supranational Governance, and the Institutionalization of the European Polity21522The Choice for Europe23923Delegation and Agency in the European Community25524Multi-Level Governance in the European Union28125Making Sense of EU Decision-Making31326The Governance Approach to European Integration33527Social Construction and European Integration351Index361About the Book379
\ BooknewsSection I presents visions of a united Europe expressed by some primary shapers of the European Union. Section II introduces the work of early scholars, dealing with ideas of federalism, functionalism, and intergovernmentalism. Section III features contemporary scholarship on the integration process. Introductions set a context for each selection and summarize its arguments. This second edition is focused more on ideas informing theory and practice of European integration rather than EU policy making. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.\ \
