The European Union: Politics and Policies / Edition 5

The European Union: Politics and Policies / Edition 5

ISBN-10:
0813348986
ISBN-13:
9780813348988
Pub. Date:
08/06/2013
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
ISBN-10:
0813348986
ISBN-13:
9780813348988
Pub. Date:
08/06/2013
Publisher:
Taylor & Francis
The European Union: Politics and Policies / Edition 5

The European Union: Politics and Policies / Edition 5

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Overview


Covering the history, governing institutions, and policies of the European Union, John McCormick and Jonathan Olsen argue that the EU is one of the world's economic and political superpowers, has brought far-reaching changes to the lives of Europeans, and has helped its member states to take a newly assertive role on the global stage. Unlike most other books on the European Union, this text pays particular attention to the implications of the EU for the United States.

Thoroughly revised and updated, with many new tables, figures, and boxes, the fifth edition of The European Union takes into account developments in the debate about the character and significance of the EU, changes to the structure of EU institutions, the implications of the recent rounds of enlargement, the Lisbon Treaty, the origins and nature of the crisis in the Eurozone, and key policy developments.


Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780813348988
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Publication date: 08/06/2013
Edition description: Fifth Edition, Fifth Edition
Pages: 400
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.90(d)
Lexile: 1580L (what's this?)

About the Author


John McCormick is Professor of European Union Politics and Director of Graduate Studies in the department of political science at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis.

Jonathan Olsen is a professor in the department of politics, philosophy, and law at the University of Wisconsin Parkside.

Table of Contents


Contents:
Introduction

PART I: HISTORY
1 What Is the European Union?
Chapter Overview
The Role of the State
How Did the EU Evolve?
What Has the EU Become?
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

2 Origins: The Road from Paris
Chapter Overview
The Taming of Europe
Economic Reconstruction and the Marshall Plan
Security and the Cold War
Opening Moves: Coal and Steel (1950–53)
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

3 Emergence: To the Single Market and Beyond
Chapter Overview
From Paris to Rome (1955–58)
Integration Takes Root (1958–68)
The Role of the United States
Enlargement: Looking North and South (1960–86)
Toward Economic and Monetary Union (1969–93)
Completing the Single Market (1983–93)
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

4 Consolidation and Crisis:
Maastricht, Lisbon, and the Eurozone
Chapter Overview
From Community to Union (1970–93)
The Euro Arrives (1995–2002)
Changes to the Treaties: Amsterdam and Nice (1997–2001)
Shock Waves from Iraq (2003–05)
More Enlargement: Looking East (1994–2013)
From Lisbon to the Eurozone Crisis (2001–)
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

PART II: INSTITUTIONS
5 The European Commission
Chapter Overview
Evolution
Structure
How the Commission Works
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

6 The Council of the European Union
Chapter Overview
Evolution
Structure
How the Council Works
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

7 The European Parliament
Chapter Overview
Evolution
Structure
How Parliament Works
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

8 The European Court of Justice
Chapter Overview
Evolution
Structure
Sources of European Union Law
How the Court Works
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

9 The European Council and Other Institutions
Chapter Overview
Evolution
Structure
How the Council Works
Specialized Agencies
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

10 Representing Public Opinion
Chapter Overview
An Emerging European Identity
Referendums
European Elections
Political Groups
Interest Groups
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

PART III: POLICIES
11 Public Policy in the EU
Chapter Overview
The Policy Cycle
Features of the Policy Process
The Budget
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

12 Economic and Monetary Policy
Chapter Overview
The Single Market and Europe 2020
Justice and Home Affairs
The Euro
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

13 Cohesion and Other Internal Policies
Chapter Overview
Building a Level Playing Field
Social Policy
Education and Languages
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

14 Agricultural and Environmental Policy
Chapter Overview
Agricultural Policy
Environmental Policy
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

15 External Relations
Chapter Overview
Toward a Common Foreign Policy
Toward a Common Security Policy
Trade Policy
Developments in the Neighborhood: Eastern Europe and Russia
Relations with a Rising Power: EU–China Relations
Development Cooperation
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

16 The EU and the United States
Chapter Overview
The Changing International System
The Transatlantic Relationship
A Litany of Disputes
Explaining the Differences
Questions to Consider
Further Reading
Notes

Conclusions
Notes

Glossary
Appendix 1 Chronology of European Integration
Appendix 2 Sources of Information
Index

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