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Britain and the Maastricht Negotiations (Hardcover): A. Forster Britain and the Maastricht Negotiations (Hardcover)
A. Forster
R1,518 Discovery Miles 15 180 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This work examines the British government's negotiation of the Treaty on European Union which took place between December 1990 and December 1991. On the basis of documentary and interview-based evidence of leading participants from Britain and Europe, it offers an insight into the objectives and motivations of the British government. The author analyzes the various constraints and pressures that impinged on the British government and sets its successes and failures in the Maastricht negotiations in a broader context of British European policy. general interest

International Intervention in Ethnic Conflict - A Comparison of the European Union and the United Nations (Hardcover): Etain... International Intervention in Ethnic Conflict - A Comparison of the European Union and the United Nations (Hardcover)
Etain Tannam
R2,041 R1,911 Discovery Miles 19 110 Save R130 (6%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

Tannam focuses on the role of bureaucracies when dealing with conflict in two international organisations, the European Union (EU) and the United Nations (UN), providing a unique comparative account of their policy-making procedures.

Constructions of European Identity - Debates and Discourses on Turkey and the EU (Hardcover): Senem Ayd?n-Duzgit Constructions of European Identity - Debates and Discourses on Turkey and the EU (Hardcover)
Senem Ayd?n-Duzgit
R1,516 Discovery Miles 15 160 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book examines EU discourses on Turkey in the European Commission, European Parliament and three EU member states (France, Germany and Britain), to reveal the discursive construction of European identity through EU representations of Turkey. Based on a poststructuralist framework that conceptualizes identity as discursively constructed through difference, the book applies Critical Discourse Analysis to the analysis of texts and argues that there are multiple Europe(s) that are constructed in talks over the enlargement of Turkey, varying within and between different ideological, national and institutional contexts. The book discerns four main discourse topics over which these Europe(s) are constructed, corresponding to the conceptualization of Europe as a security community, as an upholder of democratic values, as a political project and as a cultural space. The book argues that Turkey constitutes a key case in exploring various discursive constructs of European identity, since the talks on Turkey pave the way for the construction of different versions of Europe in discourse.

The Council of Ministers (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2006): Fiona Hayes-Renshaw, Helen Wallace The Council of Ministers (Hardcover, 2nd ed. 2006)
Fiona Hayes-Renshaw, Helen Wallace
R5,285 Discovery Miles 52 850 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

The Council of Ministers provides a comprehensive analysis of the Council of Ministers: how it works, its varied activities, functions, and its relationships with the other key EU institutions and the member states. It is a key legislative institution which lies at the fulcrum of decision-making in the European Union.

France and European Integration - Toward a Transnational Polity? (Hardcover, New): Michel R. Gueldry France and European Integration - Toward a Transnational Polity? (Hardcover, New)
Michel R. Gueldry
R2,787 Discovery Miles 27 870 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Gueldry analyzes the substantive transformations brought upon the French state by European integration through an incremental and cumulative process generally described as Europeanization. This restructuring is characterized by the erosion of traditional political and economic parameters, the emergence of new means and models of public action, and a general paradigmatic redefinition, including a search for renewed political legitimacy by French elite.

Covering the period from 1957 to the present, Gueldry examines how regional integration affects French governmental structures, public policies, political processes, and culture. He emphasizes the post-Single European Act (February 1986) period because of the accelerating momentum of the integration process after this milestone treaty. Students, scholars, and policy makers involved with EU history, institutions, and policies will be particularly interested in the work.

European Integration and the Problem of the State - A Critique of the Bordering of Europe (Hardcover, 2015 ed.): Stefan Borg European Integration and the Problem of the State - A Critique of the Bordering of Europe (Hardcover, 2015 ed.)
Stefan Borg
R2,281 R1,892 Discovery Miles 18 920 Save R389 (17%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This study argues that the practices of European integration reproduce, rather than transcend, the practices of modern statecraft. Therefore, the project of European integration is plagued by similar ethico-political dilemmas as the modern state, and is ultimately animated by a similar desire to either expel or interiorize difference.

Reform in CEE-Countries with Regard to European Enlargement - Institution Building and Public Administration Reform in the... Reform in CEE-Countries with Regard to European Enlargement - Institution Building and Public Administration Reform in the Environmental Sector (Hardcover, 2004 ed.)
Michael Schmidt, Lothar Knopp
R2,999 Discovery Miles 29 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In May 2004, a series of countries, most of them in Central and Eastern Europe, will become new member states of the EU. The institutional reforms necessary to cope with this enlargement of the EU are prescribed by The Treaty of Nice of 26 February 2001. This volume contains the papers discussed at a conference held at Brandenburg University of Technology, on the guidelines, instruments and programmes available to facilitate the accession of CEE countries to the EU, taking Poland as an example. The main topics of the conference were EC law, particularly EC administrative and environmental law and their incorporation into national law, organizational and administrative mechanisms necessary to carry out this process, as well as the latest EU development programmes for CEE accession countries.

The Process of Politics in Europe - The Rise of European Elites and Supranational Institutions (Hardcover): Katja Seidel The Process of Politics in Europe - The Rise of European Elites and Supranational Institutions (Hardcover)
Katja Seidel
R4,576 Discovery Miles 45 760 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

With the launch of the European integration process after World War II, a new type of administration emerged which was neither an international organisation nor a national administration. Drawing on extensive archival records and oral history interviews, this book is the first comprehensive study of the High Authority of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) and the Commission of the European Economic Community (EEC), and their personnel, the European civil servants. This administrative elite was to have a vital influence on the European integration process, devising and administering key European policies such as the Common Agricultural Policy. Katja Seidel combines administrative and biographical history and provides significant insights into the origins of Europe's supranational institutions and the administrative cultures that developed in them. She effectively shows how European administrative elites and supranational administrations are vital to understanding the process of politics in Europe. This book will be invaluable for scholars of politics, history and the development of European integration.

The Rule of Law in the European Constitution (Hardcover): Marian Luisa Fernandez Estaban The Rule of Law in the European Constitution (Hardcover)
Marian Luisa Fernandez Estaban
R5,099 Discovery Miles 50 990 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The European Court of Justice once stated that the European Community is governed by the rule of law in as much as member states, Community institutions and individuals are bound to the basic constitutional charter, the Treaty. The purpose of this book is to answer the question whether this statement is still valid for the European Union, and to analyze which features best define the rule of law at the European level. In order to define the principle of the rule of law at the European level, this book undertakes a comparative analysis of what the principle means in different legal systems. An analysis is also made of the implications for national legal orders, specifically for judges. The conclusion reached as a result of the research undertaken for this book is the co-existence of two visions of the rule of law within national legal orders: the traditional view of each legal order by itself, and the new vision of the principle as defined by the Court of Justice. This legal phenomenon involves what is defined as "the paradox of the two paradigms of law", which determines a share of concepts, tools and remedies amongst legal systems.

The Permanent Representatives Committee - Its Role in European Union Decision-Making (Hardcover): J.W.De Zwaan, T.M.C.Asser... The Permanent Representatives Committee - Its Role in European Union Decision-Making (Hardcover)
J.W.De Zwaan, T.M.C.Asser Instituut
R6,539 Discovery Miles 65 390 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

By describing and analysing the process which precedes decision-making in the Council of Ministers, an insider's view is presented in this book of the process of decision-making in the European Union. The main subject is the Permanent Representatives Committee, comprising Ambassadors of the Member States to the European Union, the Permanent Representatives. Coreper has the general responsibility for preparing the work of the Council.

The book is based on a legal thesis, which was published in Dutch at the end of 1993. For the English version the text has been revised and, where necessary, updated. The content, which is largely derived from practical experience, should provide a clearer picture of the current state of affairs of European integration in general, and the functioning of the European institutions in particular. To this extent the book serves the political objective of creating transparency in the decision-making of the European Union.

Audience:

All those working in the public services, international organizations, universities, liberal professions and economic life whose everyday work brings them into contact with aspects of the European Union and its institutions.

Cohesion Policy in the European Union - The Building of Europe (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): R. Leonardi Cohesion Policy in the European Union - The Building of Europe (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
R. Leonardi
R1,520 Discovery Miles 15 200 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This volume assesses the implementation of the EU's cohesion policy and the role that the policy has in stimulating ten new member states from eastern and southern European countries to join the EU in 2004 and in attracting another three to four countries that will join in the near future.

Germany's New Foreign Policy - Decision-Making in an Interdependent World (Hardcover): W. Eberwein, K. Kaiser Germany's New Foreign Policy - Decision-Making in an Interdependent World (Hardcover)
W. Eberwein, K. Kaiser
R2,900 Discovery Miles 29 000 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This study analyzes foreign policymaking in reunified Germany. The contributors examine not only classical foreign policy institutions like the Chancellery, Foreign Office and Ministry of Defense, but also other organizations such as specialized ministries, the Länder Parliament, political parties, NGOs, and the media. Built on the insights of practical experience in diplomacy, administration, and Parliament as well as academic research, this volume offers an invaluable guide to German foreign policy since reunification and project its future development at the dawn of the 21st century.

The Substance of EU Democracy Promotion - Concepts and Cases (Hardcover): A Wetzel, J. Orbie The Substance of EU Democracy Promotion - Concepts and Cases (Hardcover)
A Wetzel, J. Orbie
R1,539 Discovery Miles 15 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

The book investigates the substance of the European Union's (EU) democracy promotion policy. It focuses on elections, civil and political rights, horizontal accountability, effective power to govern, stateness, state administrative capacity, civil society, and socio-economic context as components of embedded liberal democracy.

Spain in the E.U. The Road to Economic Convergenc - The Road to Economic Convergence (Hardcover): M. Farrell Spain in the E.U. The Road to Economic Convergenc - The Road to Economic Convergence (Hardcover)
M. Farrell
R2,873 Discovery Miles 28 730 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Spain in the EU takes the country's entry into the European Community in 1986 as its starting point and traces changes in the national and regional economy, shifts in national economic policy, and the fundamental restructuring of the public sector. The book identifies the challenges that continue to confront the Spanish policy under monetary integration, as Spain pursues convergence towards the EU model, while retaining national cohesion.

Economic Policy for a Social Europe - A Critique of Neo-liberalism and Proposals for Alternatives (Hardcover, 2005 ed.): Joerg... Economic Policy for a Social Europe - A Critique of Neo-liberalism and Proposals for Alternatives (Hardcover, 2005 ed.)
Joerg Huffschmid
R2,890 Discovery Miles 28 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book poses a critique of neoliberal economic polices in the EU and proposals for alternatives. The book argues that the economic weakness of the EU is the result of the very restrictive economic policy of the Union and most member states. The book advances from a comprehensive critique of macroeconomic, social and structural policies towards a concrete concept for a democratic European social model based on the objectives of full employment, welfare, social equity and ecological sustainability.

Opting Out of the European Union - Diplomacy, Sovereignty and European Integration (Hardcover): Rebecca Adler-Nissen Opting Out of the European Union - Diplomacy, Sovereignty and European Integration (Hardcover)
Rebecca Adler-Nissen
R2,823 Discovery Miles 28 230 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

European integration continues to deepen despite major crises and attempts to take back sovereignty. A growing number of member states are reacting to a more constraining EU by negotiating opt-outs. This book provides the first in-depth account of how opt-outs work in practice. It examines the most controversial cases of differentiated integration: the British and Danish opt-outs from Economic and Monetary Union and European policies on borders, asylum, migration, internal security and justice. Drawing on over one hundred interviews with national representatives and EU officials, the author demonstrates how representatives manage the stigma of opting out, allowing them to influence even politically sensitive areas covered by their opt-outs. Developing a political sociology of European integration, the book shows how everyday negotiations transform national interests into European ideals. It is usually assumed that states opt out to preserve sovereignty, but Adler-Nissen argues that national opt-outs may actually reinforce the integration process.

Improving Economic and Social Cohesion in the European Community (Hardcover): Jorgen Mortensen Improving Economic and Social Cohesion in the European Community (Hardcover)
Jorgen Mortensen
R4,353 Discovery Miles 43 530 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book gives a clear insight into the EC's efforts to reduce regional inequalities in Europe, assessing the effectiveness of key EC policies such as the structural funds. It also analyses regional income disparities within the EC, the effects of economic integration on Europe's poorer areas and the strategic options of the less-developed regions and countries in Europe. The effects of the Single Market, the Common Agricultural Policy and Economic and Monetary Union (EMU) on poorer EC areas are also evaluated.

Dilemmas of European Integration - The Ambiguities and Pitfalls of Integration by Stealth (Hardcover, New): Giandomenico Majone Dilemmas of European Integration - The Ambiguities and Pitfalls of Integration by Stealth (Hardcover, New)
Giandomenico Majone
R3,828 Discovery Miles 38 280 Ships in 12 - 19 working days

If one lesson emerges clearly from fifty years of European integration it is that political aims should be pursued by overtly political means, and not by roundabout economic or legal strategies. The functionalist strategy of promoting spillovers from one economic sector to another has failed to achieve a steady progress towards a federal union, as Jean Monnet and other functionalists had hoped. On the other hand, the unanticipated results of 'integration through law' have included over-regulation and an institutional framework which is too rigid to allow significant policy and institutional innovations. Thus, integration by stealth has produced sub-optimal policies and a steady loss of legitimacy by the supranational institutions. Both the functionalist approach and the classic Community Method are becoming obsolete. This major new statement from a leading European scholar provides the most thorough analysis currently available of the pitfalls and ambiguities of 50 years of European integration, without losing sight of its benefits. Majone provides a clear demonstration of how a number of European policies - including environmental protection - lack a logically defensible rationale, while showing how, in other cases, objectives may be better achieved by re-nationalizing the policy in question. He also shows how, in an information-rich environment, co-ordination by mutual adjustment becomes possible, meaning that member states are no longer as dependent on central institutions as in the past. He explains how the challenge for future research is to investigate methods-other than delegation to supranational institutions-by which member states can credibly commit themselves to collective action. Dilemmas of European Integration concludes by explaining exactly why the model of a United States of Europe is bound to fail-not just due to lack of popular support, but because it finds itself unable to deliver the public goods which Europeans expect to receive from a full fledged government. Although failing as a would-be federation, the present Union could become an effective confederation, built on the solid foundation of market integration. The new Constitutional Treaty, Majone argues, seems to point in this direction.

Foreign Ministries in the European Union - Integrating Diplomats (Hardcover, 2002 ed.): B. Hocking, D. Spence Foreign Ministries in the European Union - Integrating Diplomats (Hardcover, 2002 ed.)
B. Hocking, D. Spence
R1,539 Discovery Miles 15 390 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

What role, if any, does the foreign ministry perform in contemporary world politics? Is the argument that it is in a state of terminal decline accurate or rooted in only partial understandings of its changing character? Foreign Ministries in the European Union explores this theme in the context of the EU where foreign ministry has played a key role in the development of integration but where its role is increasingly questioned. The contributors examine the foreign ministry in 13 member states and draw conclusions that challenge some conventional wisdoms.

EU Coordination in International Institutions - Policy and Process in Gx Forums (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015): Peter Debaere EU Coordination in International Institutions - Policy and Process in Gx Forums (Hardcover, 1st ed. 2015)
Peter Debaere
R2,622 R1,945 Discovery Miles 19 450 Save R677 (26%) Ships in 12 - 19 working days

This book examines the European Union (EU) coordination of the G7, G8 and G20 (Gx). The author comprehensively maps out the different coordination processes for each Gx forum and assesses the procedures used, the actors involved as well as the evolution of the Gx forum over time.

Threatening Europe - Britain and the Creation of the European Community, 1955-58 (Hardcover): James Ellison Threatening Europe - Britain and the Creation of the European Community, 1955-58 (Hardcover)
James Ellison
R2,895 Discovery Miles 28 950 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book is the first to concentrate on the British attempt to place the EEC within a larger Free Trade Area. It is also the first to use recently released records to examine the Foreign Office's Grand Design for political co-operation in Europe. Its main focus is Anglo-European diplomacy, yet it deals with wider international relations and the Cold War. The book therefore extends the debate by presenting a full historical analysis of Britain's response to the creation of the European Community.

The Europeanization of Cyprus - Polity, Policies and Politics (Hardcover): A Sepos The Europeanization of Cyprus - Polity, Policies and Politics (Hardcover)
A Sepos
R1,514 Discovery Miles 15 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Drawing from rationalist and constructivist approaches The Europeanization of Cyprus identifies mechanisms and processes of Europeanization and examines their impact on the following key dimensions of Cyprus: executive, legislative and judicial authorities; political parties and public opinion; economy; agriculture and regional policy; foreign policy; and justice and home affairs. It also assesses how the territorial and temporal dimensions of the country have mediated the impact of these mechanisms and processes, and ultimately shaped the country's Europeanization experience. The book provides a deep understanding of the relations between Cyprus and the EU, while also enhancing our theoretical understanding of the impact of Europeanization on states, whether inside or outside the EU.

A New Deal for an Effective European Research Policy - The Design and Impacts of the 7th Framework Programme (Hardcover, 2006... A New Deal for an Effective European Research Policy - The Design and Impacts of the 7th Framework Programme (Hardcover, 2006 ed.)
Ugur Muldur; Preface by J. Potocnik; Fabienne Corvers, Henri Delanghe, Jim Dratwa, …
R1,558 Discovery Miles 15 580 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book argues that a New Deal for research in Europe is needed. This New Deal would involve the mobilisation of policy actors across all levels--regional, national and European--and their commitment to develop a more effective research system based on actions where they have the greatest impact. The book presents, from a viewpoint inside the European Commission, the nuts and bolts of how EU research policy is actually designed. It also provides a comprehensive analysis, on the basis of factual evidence, not only of the positive impacts of European research, but of the various criticisms that have been made of the Framework Programme.

An Identity for Europe - The Relevance of Multiculturalism in EU Construction (Hardcover): Susan Emmanuel An Identity for Europe - The Relevance of Multiculturalism in EU Construction (Hardcover)
Susan Emmanuel; Edited by R Kastoryano
R1,524 Discovery Miles 15 240 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This book looks at the role of multiculturalism in the complex construction of the European Union, acknowledging the tension of creating a new political space for identities that are simultaneously national, regional, linguistic, and religious, and yet strive to encompass a political and geographic whole. The author investigates the difficulty of conjugating the complex, pluralistic sense of belonging that individuals and groups in the EU experience in efforts to form a cohesive political identity, and one that is expressly European.

Turkey and the European Union - Internal Dynamics and External Challenges (Hardcover, New): J. Joseph Turkey and the European Union - Internal Dynamics and External Challenges (Hardcover, New)
J. Joseph
R2,888 Discovery Miles 28 880 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Accession negotiations are underway and Turkey is preparing to become a full member of the EU. Turkey and the EU makes a scholarly contribution in the debate over Turkey's participation in the European integration process and the EU's future enlargement. It explores the recent history of ups and downs in EU-Turkish relations and looks at the prospects and challenges that Turkey's membership presents to both the EU and Turkey. The central question is how the internal economic and sociopolitical dynamics, and external orientations of Turkey, will meet the challenges of EU membership. Turkey's regional role and relations with the US are also examined.

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