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Copyright, iv
Preface, xi
Abbreviations, xvi
About the Authors, xix
Chapter 1. Introduction, 1
The Framework of the European Union, 1
The Member States, 3
Endnotes, 8
Chapter 2. Theories of European Integration, 9
Realism and Idealism, 10
Federalism, Functionalism, and “Monnetism”, 10
The Rise and Decline of Neofunctionalism, 12
A Painful Learning Experience, 14
Global Economic Interdependence, 14
Intergovernmentalism, 15
Regional Integration Theory Today, 16
Study Questions, 20
Endnotes, 21
Chapter 3. The Rome Treaty and Its Original Agenda: 1957–1975, 23
A Brief Period of Consensus, 25
The Six in 1957, 25
The British Problem, 26
The Struggle over the Extraordinary Agenda, 27
The Clash of Grand Designs, 28
The Empty-Chair Crisis and the Luxembourg Compromise, 30
Accomplishments in the Midst of Diminishing Expectations, 32
Completing the Original Agenda, 32
After de Gaulle, 32
The Rise of the European Council, 34
The European Community in the Mid-1970s, 35
Study Questions, 37
Endnotes, 37
Chapter 4. The Single European Act and the Maastricht Treaty (1975–1993), 40
Prime Minister Thatcher and the Budget Issue, 40
The Single European Act, 42
The Delors Initiatives of 1987–1989, 44
The Maastricht Struggle, 45
Economic and Monetary Union on the Agenda, 45
Political Union on the Agenda, 46
Ratification, 48
The Institutional Framework Established by the Treaty on European Union, 49
The Aftermath of Maastricht, 52
Study Questions, 53
Endnotes, 53
Chapter 5. Efforts to Reach the Next Level (1994–2008), 55
The Amsterdam Treaty and Further EU Enlargement, 55
The Treaty of Nice, 59
The Constitutional Treaty, 62
The Ratification Battles, 65
Lisbon Treaty, 67
Study Questions, 69
Endnotes, 69
Chapter 6. Enlargement of the European Union, 71
Reasons behind Enlargement, 71
The Eastern Enlargement, 72
Implications of Enlargement, 74
Cohesion, 76
Eastern Borders, 77
Challenges Presented by Cyprus, 78
Assessing the Candidates, 81
Croatia, 81
Macedonia, 82
Turkey, 83
Public Opinion and EU Enlargement, 84
Conclusion and Prospects, 85
Study Questions, 86
Endnotes, 86
Chapter 7. Institutional Dynamics in the European Union, 88
The European Council, 89
The Council of Ministers, 92
The Supranational First-Pillar Institutions, 96
The Commission, 96
The European Parliament, 98
The European Court of Justice, 103
Other Institutions, 104
The Economic and Social Committee, 104
Committee of the Regions, 104
Conclusion, 105
Study Questions, 106
Endnotes, 106
Chapter 8. Electoral Politics and Public Opinion, 109
The EU and Democratic Governance, 109
European Parliament Elections, 110
Public Opinion in the EU, 112
What Europeans Expect from the EU, 115
Conclusions, 118
Study Questions, 118
Endnotes, 118
Chapter 9. Economic and Monetary Union, 120
Trial and Error in Exchange Rate Policies: The Road to EMS, 1971–1979, 121
The EMU Again, 124
Interests and Motives for and Against the EMU, 126
Black September: What Went Wrong in the Exchange Rate Mechanism?, 127
The Costs of Exchange Rate Instability: A Crucial Reason for EMU, 129
All Ahead with the EMU, 130
The European System of Central Banks, 131
The €, 133
The Stability and Growth Pact: Toward Closer Economic Policy Coordination, 136
Conclusions, 137
Study Questions, 138
Endnotes, 138
Chapter 10. The EU Budget, Common Agricultural Policy, and Cohesion Policies, 140
The Politics of the EU Budget, 140
The CAP, 144
Evolution of CAP, 144
Another Review of CAP, 147
Agricultural Spending: Who Gets What?, 149
Recent Internal Market Crises in Agriculture, 150
Cohesion Policies, 152
Evolution of the Structural Funds and Regional Objectives, 152
The New Cohesion Policy for 2007–2013, 154
The Structural Funds and Cohesion Policy, 154
The Social Policy, 157
Social Policy After Maastricht, 158
Other Cohesion Policies, 159
Study Questions, 166
Endnotes, 166
Chapter 11. External Economic Relations of the European Union, 170
Multilateral Trade Policy, 170
Impact of the CAP on External Trade, 172
The EU as a Global Economic Actor, 173
EU–U.S. Economic Relations, 173
EU–China Economic Relations, 182
EU–India Economic Relations, 183
EU–Japan Economic Relations, 183
European Economic Area, 185
The EU’s Mediterranean Policy, 186
The ACP Countries, 189
Study Questions, 191
Endnotes, 191
Chapter 12. Pillar II: Common Foreign and Security Policy, 194
Historical Background, 194
Maastricht and the Common Foreign and Security Policy, 196
The Emergence of the ESDP/ESDI, 197
Improvements after the Amsterdam and Nice Treaties, 197
The Lisbon Treaty and ESDP, 198
The EU–WEU Relations and the EU Institutions of Pillar II, 199
The EU–NATO Partnership, 202
Testing CFSP, 205
Conclusions, 212
Study Questions, 212
Endnotes, 212
Chapter 13. Justice and Home Affairs, 215
EU Law, 215
Fundamental Rights of EU Citizens, 216
Freedom of Movement, 217
Immigration and Asylum Policies, 218
Cooperation of Police and Customs Matters, 222
Conclusion, 223
Study Questions, 223
Endnotes, 223
Chapter 14. Conclusion, 225
Endnote, 229
Index, 231

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