The State of European Integration / Edition 1

by Yannis A. Stivachtis

Overview

The State of European Integration provides scholars, practitioners, experts and students with a comprehensive account of the state of the European Union today. With contributions from leading scholars including Richard G. Whitman, Meltem Müftüler-Baç, Gülnur Aybet, Leila Simona Talani and Gareth Dale, the book examines the EU in a theoretically informed and empirically grounded manner. Opening with an exploration into the nature of the European Union as an international actor, it then assesses the impact of enlargement on institutions, policies and identity. The contributors investigate issues related to the degree of convergence and cohesion among members, and analyze the economic and monetary state of integration. The volume comes at a timely interval when there is a need to understand the present and future of the European Union.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780754672234
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/21/2007
Edition description:	1
Pages:	384
Product dimensions:	6.12(w) x 9.19(h) x (d)

About the Author

Yannis A. Stivachtis is Director of the International Studies Program, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, USA.

Table of Contents

Contents: Introduction: the state of European integration; Part I The European Union as an International Actor: The European Union and the 2nd pillar integration: the common foreign and security policy, Meltem Müftüler-Baç; The European security and defence policy: capabilities and institutions, Gülnur Aybet; The EU as an international actor: 'civilian', 'normative' or 'military' power? Yannis A. Stivachtis; Presidency as leadership? Assessing the EU presidency through the 2005 UK EU presidency, Richard G. Whitman and Gareth Thomas; European Union international strategy against proliferation threats, Milagros Álvarez-Verdugo. Part II Enlargement: A union of disenchantment: the new politics of post-enlargement Europe, Christopher J. Bickerton; Turkey's accession to the European Union: dilemmas, opportunities and constraints, Joseph S. Joseph; Judicialization: the key to European Unification and EU expansion, Charles Anthony Smith. Part III Socialization, Democracy and Legitimacy: Democratizing and socializing candidate states: the case of the EU conditionality, Brandon Kliewer and Yannis A. Stivachtis; Political representation in the Central and Eastern European democracies, James E. Lennertz; Democratization and the diffusion of human rights norms in Central and Eastern Europe: the case of domestic violence policies, Katalin Fábián; Modelling democratic transition Southern and Central Europe: did East Germany experience 'transición' or 'ruptura'?, Gareth Dale. Part IV Convergence and Cohesion: Public support for the EU and the regional level effect, Elna Roig Madorran; Regional development in the European Union: implications for Austria's viticulture, Nathalie Homlong and Elisabeth Springler; Towards a post-Communist welfare state?, Juraj Draxler. Part V Economic and monetary Issues: The future of EMU: towards the disruption of the European integration process? Leila Simona Talani; The race to the bottom: tax reform and economic development in the European Union, Akis Kalaitzidis; Common misconceptions of Germany and the EMU, Heather Baca-Greif, Poul Thäis Madsen and Esben Tranholm Nielsen; Index.

Editorial Reviews

'...makes a valuable contribution to debates about the current status and future direction of the European Union. It offers detailed accounts of policy and conflicting visions and should be read by all those concerned with what is at stake in the EU's pursuit of an "ever closer union".' Costas M. Constantinou, Keele University, UK ' ... stands out for its substantive breadth, empirical thoroughness and an impressive mix of conceptual and case-study contributions by a group of rising stars. ' Kalypso Nicolaïdis, St Antony's College, University of Oxford, UK

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