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Record Nr.

UNINA9910865498703321

Titolo

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

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Manchester ; ; New York, : Manchester University Press

New York, NY, USA, : Distributed exclusively in the USA by Palgrave, c2003

ISBN

1-78170-024-9

1-280-73437-X

9786610734375

1-84779-041-0

1-4175-7796-7

Edizione

[2nd edition]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (265 pages)

Collana

Europe in change

Altri autori (Persone)

ChryssochoouDimitris N. <1970->

Disciplina

337.1/42

Soggetti

National security - European Union countries

Europe Economic integration

European Union countries Economic policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- 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.

Sommario/riassunto

This 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 spectrum of regional integration theories to determine what the Union actually is and how it is developing.