The political economy of European integration : theory and analysis / / edited by Erik Jones and Amy Verdun

• Pubblicazione: London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (236 p.)
• Disciplina: 337.1/42
• Soggetto geografico: Europe Economic integration; European Economic Community countries Economic policy; European Union countries Economic policy
• Classificazione: 89.72
• Altri autori: JonesErik VerdunAmy <1968->
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-218) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of illustrations; List of contributors; List of abbreviations; Introduction; An American-European divide in European integration studies: bridging the gap with international political economy (IPE); Non-state actors and false dichotomies: reviewing IR/IPE approaches to European integration; The principal-agent approach and the study of the European Union: promise unfulfilled?; Idiosyncrasy and integration: suggestions from comparative political economy; Home alone: integration and influence in national contexts ; The purpose of the European Union: framing European integrationAgency, structure and European integration: critical political economy and the new regionalism in Europe; The EU and inter-regional cooperation: in search of global presence?; Understanding new forms of European integration: a study in competing political economy explanations; The political economy of European integration in a spatial model; Bibliography; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: This book provides a balanced introduction to diverse political economy perspectives on different aspects of European integration, demonstrating both the importance and the potential of research in this area. The volume includes three types of chapters: broad literature reviews, narrower applications of existing arguments, and new syntheses of competing claims. The authors also present a critical appraisal of how scholars in the EU and US use theory to understand European integration, and examine issues such as citizens' attitudes, perceptions and preferences of actors, the role of n
• Titolo autorizzato: The political economy of European integration
• ISBN: 1-134-29725-4; 1-134-29726-2; 1-280-54692-1; 0-203-46306-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910825891303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II