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.
