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The European Union: Readings on the Theory and Practice of European Integration, 3rd Edition

Brent F. Nelsen and Alexander Stubb, editors
The European Union: Readings on the Theory and Practice of European Integration, 3rd Edition
ISBN: 978-1-58826-231-8
$24.50
2003/392 pages

"In a little over three hundred and fifty pages, The European Union manages to provide a thoughtful grounding in the political and theoretical works that continue to dominate the study of European integration."—Paul Riseborough, Journal of European Affairs

"An excellent collection of many key texts from both the practice and the scholarship of European integration, which enable us better to understand this dynamic process and its many facets."—Helen Wallace, European University Institute, Florence

Praise for the previous editions:

"This is, undoubtedly, the reader of choice for undergraduate and graduate courses on the European Union, and regional or global governance."—Osvaldo Croci, Journal of European Integration

"Highly accessible to students; each reading is clearly prefaced, set in context, and carefully and honestly abridged."—Talking Politics

DESCRIPTION

Introducing students to both the concept of a united Europe and integration theory, this popular reader is better than ever. The first section, presenting the visions of the primary shapers of the union, now includes the reflections of current European leaders on a constitution for Europe. The second section introduces the seminal work of early scholars as they struggled to understand postwar European integration: the ideas of federalism, functionalism, neofunctionalism, intergovernmentalism, and other classic integration "isms" are developed here. The third section explores recent theoretical developments in scholarship on the integration process.

This new edition continues in the tradition begun with the first edition, offering students a chance to be party to the long-running, sometimes heated, always engaging conversation among those dedicated to creating, maintaining, or simply understanding the European Union.


ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Brent F. Nelsen is professor of political science at Furman University. Alexander Stubb is a member of the European Parliament.

CONTENTS

  • Introduction—the Editors.
  • VISIONS OF A UNITED EUROPE.
  • The Ventotene Manifesto—A. Spinelli and E. Rossi.
  • The Tragedy of Europe—W.S. Churchill.
  • The Schuman Declaration—R. Schuman.
  • Preambles to the Treaties Establishing the European Communities (Treaties of Paris and Rome).
  • A Ferment of Change—J. Monnet.
  • A Concert of European States—C. de Gaulle.
  • Preamble to the Single European Act.
  • A Family of Nations—M. Thatcher.
  • A Necessary Union—J. Delors.
  • Preamble to the Treaty on European Union (The Maastricht Treaty).
  • Preamble to the Treaty of Nice Amending the Treaty on European Union (The Nice Treaty).
  • Reflections on a Constitution for Europe—Joschka Fischer; Jacques Chirac; Tony Blair; Paavo Lipponen.
  • EARLY CURRENTS IN INTEGRATION THEORY.
  • Altiero Spinelli and the Strategy for the United States of Europe—S. Pistone.
  • A Working Peace System—D. Mitrany.
  • Political Community and the North Atlantic Area—K.W. Deutsch et al.
  • The Uniting of Europe—E.B. Haas.
  • Political Integration: Definitions and Hypotheses—L. Lindberg.
  • Obstinate or Obsolete? The Fate of the Nation-State and the Case of Western Europe—S. Hoffmann.
  • The Theory of Economic Integration: An Introduction—B. Balassa.
  • CURRENT DEBATES IN INTEGRATION THEORY.
  • The Political Theory of Federalism: The Relevance of Classical Approaches—M. Forsyth.
  • Integration, Supranational Governance, and the Institutionalization of the European Polity—A.S. Sweet and W. Sandholtz.
  • The Choice for Europe—A. Moravcsik.
  • Delegation and Agency in the European Community—M. Pollack.
  • Multi-Level Governance in the European Union—L. Hooghe and G. Marks.
  • Making Sense of EU Decision-Making—J. Peterson and E. Bomberg.
  • The Governance Approach to European Integration—M. Jachtenfuchs.
  • Social Construction and Integration—J.T. Checkel.
LC: 2003043221
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