European Union politics

Intro -- BRIEF CONTENTS -- FULL CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS AND FEATURES -- FIGURES -- TABLES -- MAPS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- DEBATES -- UNDERSTANDING INTEGRATION -- FOCUS -- PROFILES -- TIMELINES -- SNAPSHOTS -- ABOUT THE AUTHOR -- KEY STATISTICS -- PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION -- CHANGES TO THE THIRD EDITION -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AND PHOTO CREDITS -- Publisher's acknowledgements -- TOUR OF THE BOOK -- At the start of each chapter -- Within chapters -- At the end of each chapter -- ACRONYMS AND ABBREVIATIONS -- EU MEMBER STATES -- INTRODUCTION -- PART 1 HISTORY AND IDEAS -- 1 UNDERSTANDING INTEGRATION -- Preview -- Key points -- States and nations -- International organizations -- From federalism to functionalism -- Neofunctionalism and integrative potential -- The spotlight moves to governments -- Discussion questions -- Key terms -- Concepts -- Further reading -- Profile -- 2 WHAT IS THE EUROPEAN UNION? -- Preview -- Key points -- Where to start? -- The EU as a federal system -- The EU as a confederal system -- Discussion questions -- Key terms -- Concepts -- Further reading -- Profile -- 3 WHO ARE THE EUROPEANS? -- Preview -- Key points -- Where is Europe? -- What is a European? -- The idea of European citizenship -- Identifying with Europe -- Europe's changing demography -- Discussion questions -- Key terms -- Concepts -- Further reading -- Profile -- 4 FIRST STEPS (1944-58) -- Preview -- Key points -- Europe before the Second World War -- The troubled state of post-war Europe -- Rebuilding economies (1944-51) -- Addressing external threats (1946-49) -- The Council of Europe (1946-50) -- The European Coal and Steel Community (1950-52) -- Internal and external shocks (1950-56) -- The European Economic Community (1955-58) -- Discussion questions -- Key terms -- Concepts -- Further reading -- Profile -- 5 BUILDING THE COMMUNITY (1958-95) -- Preview.

"This major new text provides an authoritative introduction to all aspects of politics and policy in the European Union. Written in the author's inimitably accessible style, it brings the European Union to life, giving readers a sense of the color and flavor of European Union politics and its impact on the citizens of Europe. * A major new introductory text specifically designed for students studying the European Union for the first time * Broad and detailed coverage of all aspects of European Union politics and policy and the nature of European integration * Written in the author's inimitably lively and accessible style - an extremely student-friendly new addition to a generally dry and dusty field * Readable and relevant, and alive to the human side of the European Union and the impact it has on the lives of Europe's citizens * Packed with a wide range of maps, charts, photos, and boxed features, including profiles of key figures in the theory and practice of European integration and country profiles of member states * Companion website includes updated materials, self test questions and answers, a searchable chronology glossary of terms, weblinks, and further reading and an instructor's site providing additional teaching resources"--