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This book analyzes and discusses the role of networks in European integration governance during the formative period of the present-day European Union, from a long-term historical perspective. Most social scientists assume that at the European level, networks and governance were new phenomena of the 1980s which grew on the alleged 'hollowing out' of the nation-state since the 1970s. However, the contributors to this volume use newly available sources to discuss various types of networks, demonstrating how they influenced constitutional choices and policy decisions from the end of World War II through to the major transformations of the 1980s. This book analyzes and discusses the role of networks in European integration governance during the formative period of the present-day European Union, from a long-term historical perspective. Most social scientists assume that at the European level, networks and governance were new phenomena of the 1980s which grew on the alleged 'hollowing out' of the nation-state since the 1970s. However, the contributors to this volume use newly available sources to discuss various types of networks, demonstrating how they influenced constitutional choices and policy decisions from the end of World War II through to the major transformations of the 1980s, with major repercussions for the present-day European Union.

Political and military development of the WEU as it relates to defense integration of European Union countries and reduction of military dependence on the US and NATO.

The European Union (EU) is a continuously evolving entity. Starting with six member states in the late 1950s, the EU currently encompasses fifteen states of Western Europe. It is expected to almost double in size in the near future, however, taking in a number of states located in Central and Eastern Europe, in addition to Cyprus and Malta. This dramatic increase has lead to an intensive debate on how the institutions of the EU should be adapted in order to cope with this growth.This book addresses the challenges that EU enlargement and institutional change imply for various policy fields, suc

Contents -- Preface -- Chapter 1 -- The European Union: Current Challenges and Future Prospects( -- Summary -- Overview -- Evolution of the European Integration Project and Internal Dynamics -- The Past as Prologue -- Inherent Differences and Persistent Tensions -- The Current Political and Economic Context -- Ongoing Economic Difficulties -- Rise of Anti-EU or "Euroskeptic" Political Parties -- Lack of Strong Leadership and Strategic Vision -- Increased Acrimony and Decreased Solidarity -- Simultaneous Challenges -- The Greece Crisis6 -- Migratory Pressures9 -- The UK Referendum14

Dieser Band untersucht Koalitionsbildungsprozesse europäischer Verbände im Bereich der Energiepolitik sowie die Strategien der (häufig informellen) Koalitionen zur Beeinflussung der Entscheidungsträger auf EU-Ebene. Gleichzeitig werden Fragen der Transparenz europäischer Entscheidungsprozesse thematisiert: Während formelle Koalitionen einen administrativen Unterbau besitzen, der die Arbeit der Koalitionsmitglieder koordiniert sowie nach außen repräsentiert, verfügen informelle Koalitionen meist über keine derartigen Strukturen. Daher erscheinen sie auch in keinerlei Lobbying-Registern, was jedoch den im Weißbuch European Governance dargelegten Grundsätzen der Kommission widerspricht

European integration has raised hopes and concerns about its effect on the distribution of power among different actors, and in particular on the role of the civil society. Focusing on the Europeanization of public discourse in Italy as a case study, this article addresses the specific problem of the formation of supranational public spheres. On the basis of content analyses of daily press and interviews, we argue that various forms of Europeanization of the public discourse are indeed on the rise, with a growing presence not only of purely European actors but also of European targets and frames. Europeanization appears to have been traditionally a 'top-down' process: in fact the more Europeanized is a policy, actor, target or issue scope, the less civil society actors seem to have access to the public sphere. However, some changes across time emerge, with the development of (conflictual) forms of 'Europeanization from below'.