In this book Francesco Giumelli measures the true effectiveness of EU sanctions against a range of states including Belarus, Zimbabwe, Moldova, Uzbekistan, the USA and China. He demonstrates that focussing purely on behavioural change is limiting, especially when considering the actions and motivations of an international organisation, and develops a process to evaluate the direct and indirect impact of EU sanctions. Giumelli demonstrates the many different ways sanctions have been used by the EU to produce positive direct and indirect results and provides a multi-level framework to assess the success of sanctions in the future.
This volume represents the first, in-depth, inter-disciplinary, analysis of the past, present and future of the European Union's relations with countries, non-state actors and other partners across the Asia-Pacific region. The book is situated in the developing, interdisciplinary, discourse of EU foreign policy towards countries and regions across Asia, and it offers a research-led critique of the construction and the elements of the EU-Asia 'political space'. Written by an international team of experts from both Asia and Europe, the volume investigates the historical and cultural background, as well as diverse representations and imaginations in regard to the Asia-Europe inter-continental dialogue. The book examines the varied patterns, policies and priorities of the contemporary political, economic and cultural relations linking the EU with its interlocutors in Asia. Moreover, this collection throws light on a selected number of issues pertinent to current EU-Asia interaction, such as human rights promotion, learning and educational exchange, and the role of the mass media in the construction of Asia-Europe relations. The twelve chapters in this book cover a wide scope of subjects, including the EU's Relations with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), the summitry of the Asia-Europe Meetings (ASEM), EU foreign policy choices in Asia and EU contacts with Central Asia, Australia and New Zealand. This text is of interest to undergraduate and postgraduate students, lecturers, the business community, decision-makers and practitioners in Politics, European Studies, Asia-Pacific Studies, International Relations, Law, Human Rights and Business Studies.
Political Science; Conservation of the Environment; European Union - De serie 'Voorstudies en achtergronden' omvat werkstukken die in het kader van de werkzaamheden van de WRR tot stand zijn gekomen en naar zijn oordeel van zodanige kwaliteit en betekenis zijn, dat publicatie gewenst is. De verantwoordelijkheid voor de inhoud en de ingenomen standpunten berust bij de auteurs.
Economics; European Union - Deze studie focust op de Nederlandse legitimiteitscrisis na het onverwachte Nederlandse nee tegen de Europese grondwet in 2005. Deze paper onderzoekt de oorzaken en gevolgen vanuit een politiek economisch gezichtspunt. De serie WRR-webpublicaties omvat studies die in het kader van de werkzaamheden van de WRR tot stand zijn gekomen. De verantwoordelijkheid voor de inhoud en de ingenomen standpunten berust bij de auteurs.
Containing contributions from a distinguished team of European academics, this book focuses on those institutional reforms of the European Union that may be necessary to make the enlargement possible.
"Why has Europe had such an explosive impact on British politics? What impelled British policy-makers to embrace a European destiny? Why did they proceed in a cautious, hesitant fashion? What have been the perceived advantages and disadvantages of British membership of the European Community/Union? These are some of the key questions addressed in Reluctant Europeans. The study focuses upon the response of British policy-makers and the public to two major challenges: the emergence of a dynamic European Community/Union and Britain's changing place in the world. In examining these themes, the authors unveil the close interconnection between domestic politics and polices toward Europe."--Jacket
De uitslag van het referendum op 1 juni 2005 over het Europees Grondwettelijke Verdrag legde op dramatische wijze de kloof bloot tussen politieke en publieke opinie als het gaat over Europese beleidsvorming. Tegelijk heeft het Grondwettelijk Verdrag laten zien dat nationale politici en bestuurders er niet in slagen te functioneren als adequate verbindingsschakels tussen 'Europa' en burgers. Tegen deze achtergrond geeft de WRR (naar aanleiding van een adviesaanvraag van de regering) aan hoe de legitimiteit van EU-beleid en de EU als systeem in Nederland kan worden vergroot. De raad analyseert de bestaande legitimiteitstekorten van de Europese Unie in Nederland. Aan de hand daarvan geeft de raad een aantal richtingen aan voor de versterking van legitimiteit die voorbij de klassieke institutionele benaderingen reiken. Het perspectief van (Nederlandse) burgers staat daarbij centraal
Stemming from an international and multidisciplinary network of leading specialists, this best-selling text is fully updated with new chapter additions. The new edition highlights external relations in the framework of the development of regional arrangements within the globalized world of the 21st century.
Transnational Western Europe since 1945 : integration as political society formation / Wolfram Kaiser -- Transnational networks : informal governance in the European political space / Karen Heard-Lauréote -- Transnational socialization : community-building in an integrated Europe / Frank Schimmelfennig -- Transnational business : power structures in Europe's political economy / Bastiaan van Apeldoorn -- Trade unions as a transnational movement in the European space 1955-1965 : falling short of ambitions? / Patrick Pasture -- The alliance of European Christian Democracy and Conservatism : convergence through networking / Karl Magnus Johansson -- German political foundations : transnational party go-betweens in the EU enlargement process / Dorota Dakowska -- Transnational actors in the European Higher Education Area : European opportunities and institutional embeddedness / Erik Beerkens -- Copweb Europe : venues, virtues and vexations of transnational policing / Monica Den Boer -- Transnational consensus building in EMU economic governance : elite interaction and national preference formation / Daniela Schwarzer.
Political Science; European Union - De serie 'Werkdocumenten' omvat stukken die in het kader van de werkzaamheden van de WRR tot stand zijn gekomen en die op aanvraag door de raad beschikbaar worden gesteld. De verantwoordelijkheid voor de inhoud en de ingenomen standpunten berust bij de auteurs.
The European Union has a huge impact on the government and policies of its member states. It is thus surprising that the ways in which national governments attempt to shape EU policies is a topic seriously understudied. This book discusses relevant academic insights and presents a framework for analysing national interest representation. The empirical part discusses the EU policy of the Dutch government throughout the 1990s and presents a reconstuction of the negotiations on two internal market directives. It thereby offers both for academics and practitioners a clear oversight of the making of European poliices and the relevant moments and instruments for national interest representation. - De Europese Unie heeft een steeds grotere invloed op het bestuur en beleid van de lidstaten. Het is daarom verrassend dat de wijze waarop overheden de Europese Unie beïnvloeden tot op heden nauwelijks is onderzocht. Van Keulen analyseert dit scherpzinnig en beschrijft welke factoren daarbij in het geval van Nederland een rol spelen. Ze presenteert hierbij relevante academische inzichten en een analysekader voor nationale belangenbehartiging. In het empirische deel wordt het EU-beleid van de Nederlandse overheid in de jaren negentig besproken en de onderhandelingen over twee concrete Europese richtlijnen gereconstrueerd. Het boek biedt daarmee, zowel voor academici als betrokkenen in de beleidspraktijk, een helder overzicht van de totstandkoming van nationaal EU beleid en de relevante momenten en instrumenten voor belangenbehartiging.
The new edition of this accessible introduction to the history of the European Union (EU) has been fully revised and updated to reflect the significant changes within the EU over the past decade. Revealing the politics beneath the surface, national rivalries and changing positions behind events, meetings and treaty negotiations, the text:provides a thematic history of European economic and political integration in its economic, military, monetary and political contexts; outlines the major schools of thought regarding the causes and motives for European economic integration including the theories of Lipgens, Haas and Milward; considers the economic and political reasons for establishing supranational organisations; evaluates the impact of the collapse of communism on the EU, its policy implications and member states' responses; contains new and updated material on the Euro, enlargement of the EU, the constitutional debate, EU economic, monetary and foreign policies and other key recent developments. Ideal introductory reading for those new to the study of the EU seeking a concise and up-to-date account of the political and economic development of the EU, Origins & Development of the European Union is essential for all students of European politics, European history and those looking to gain a thorough understanding of contemporary politics.
Political Science; European Union - De serie 'Werkdocumenten' omvat stukken die in het kader van de werkzaamheden van de WRR tot stand zijn gekomen en die op aanvraag door de raad beschikbaar worden gesteld. De verantwoordelijkheid voor de inhoud en de ingenomen standpunten berust bij de auteurs.
