The European Union Since 1945

by Blair; Alasdair

• ISBN13: 9781408234525
• ISBN10: 1408234521
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Nonspecific Binding
• Copyright: 2010-07-08
• Publisher: Routledge

Summary

A concise, accessible introduction to the EU since 1945, this Seminar Study introduces readers to the basic concepts and the history of the organization, and has been fully updated to include developments from 2000 – 2010.

- Fully updated and expanded

- Contains diagrams and statistical material to support the text

- Wide range of primary source material, including maps, documents and photographs

- Contains all the pedagogical features associated with Seminar Studies – chronology, glossary, who’s who, documents, and bibliography.

The European Union faces a crossroads in the twenty-first century. While there is evidence of declining enthusiasm for European integration, the EU plays an increasingly vital role in tackling problems that can no longer be dealt with at member state level. In recent years, the EU has developed a stronger foreign, security and defence policy, and has had to face up to the challenges of tackling organised crime, human trafficking and drug smuggling.

In this fully updated new edition, Alasdair Blair examines the economic, political, social and personal factors that have shaped the process of European integration from the end of the Second World War until the Lisbon Treaty in 2009. Written in a clear and jargon-free style, the book explores:

- The context of European integration and expansion

- The relations between the European Union and its member states

- The institutional evolution of the European Union

- Methods of decision-making

- Key policies of the European Union

- The future direction of the European Union

Comprehensive and accessible, this book is an essential guide to understanding the relevance of the European Union in the twenty-first century.

Alasdair Blair is Professor of International Relations and Head of the Department of Historical and Social Studies at De Montfort University. He is the author of eight books, including International Politics: An Introductory Guide (2009) and Companion to the European Union (2006).

Author Biography

Alasdair Blair is Professor of International Relations and Head of the Department of Historical and Social Studies at De Montfort University. He is the author of eight books, including international Politics: An Introductory Guide (2009) and Companion to the European Union (2006).

Table of Contents

Publisher's acknowledgements	p. x
Author's acknowledgements	p. xiii
Maps	p. xiv
Preface to the second edition	p. xxi
Abbreviations	p. xxiii
Chronology	p. xxv
Who's who	p. xxxix
Glossary	p. xliv
Background	p. 1
The Context of European Integration	p. 3
Analysis	p. 11
The Road to Rome: 1945-57	p. 13
The Emergence of European Unity	p. 13
The Hague Congress	p. 19
The Coal and Steel Community	p. 20
The Failure of the European Defence Community	p. 25
The Treaties of Rome	p. 27
Constructing the Community: 1958-70	p. 30
Institutional Design	p. 30
Policies and Competencies	p. 33
The Nationalist Backlash	p. 37
The Spirit of The Hague	p. 43
The Enlarged Community: 1970-84	p. 48
The First Enlargement	p. 48
Britain's Indecision	p. 53
Eurosclerosis	p. 56
Transatlantic Difficulties	p. 58
Britain's Budgetary Question	p. 60
The Transformation of Europe: 1985-93	p. 64
Creating the Internal Market	p. 64
The Single European Act	p. 69
The Road to 1992	p. 71
Europe's Changing Map	p. 74
The Maastricht Treaty	p. 79
Building a New Europe: 1994-2010	p. 84
Enlarging the EU	p. 84
Treaty of Amsterdam	p. 87
Treaty of Nice	p. 91
The Fifth Enlargement and Constitutional Reform	p. 93
Lisbon and Beyond	p. 96
Assessment	p. 101
The Future of European Integration	p. 103
Boundaries of Europe	p. 107
Nature of Membership	p. 108
The Limit of European Integration	p. 111
Documents	p. 113
The Briand Memorandum, 1 May 1930	p. 114
Winston Churchill's Speech at Westminster College, Fulton, Missouri, 5 March 1946	p. 114
Winston Churchill's Speech at Zurich University on the Subject of a United States of Europe, 19 September 1946	p. 115
The Marshall Plan. Speech by the US Secretary of State General George Marshall at Harvard University, 5 June 1947	p. 116
The Bevin Speech on Western Union, 22 January 1948	p. 116
The Brussels Treaty, 17 March 1948	p. 117
The North Atlantic Treaty, 4 April 1949	p. 118
The Statute of the Council of Europe, 5 May 1949	p. 118
The Schuman Declaration, 9 May 1950	p. 119
The Pléven Plan, 24 October 1950	p. 119
Treaty Establishing the European Coal and Steel Community, 18 April 1951	p. 121
The European Defence Community Treaty, 27 May 1952	p. 121
The Messina Declaration, 1-2 June 1955	p. 122
The Treaty of Rome Establishing the European Economic Community, 25 March 1957	p. 123
Britain's First Application for EEC Membership	p. 125
France's Rejection of British EEC Membership, 14 January 1963	p. 126
The Franco-German Treaty of Friendship, 22 January 1963	p. 127
The Merger Treaty, 8 April 1965	p. 127
The Luxembourg Compromise, 28-29 January 1966	p. 128
Britain's Second Application for EEC Membership, 2 May 1967	p. 129
The Hague Summit, 2 December 1969	p. 129
The Werner Report, October 1970	p. 130
The Davignon Report, 27 October 1970	p. 131
European Monetary Cooperation: the 'Snake'. Resolution of the Council of Ministers, 21 March 1972	p. 132
Establishing the European Council, 9-10 December 1974	p. 133
The Tindemans Report on European Union, 29 December 1975	p. 134
Establishment of the European Monetary System, 5 December 1978	p. 134
The EEC Court of Justice and the Free Movement of Goods, 20 February 1979	p. 135
British Budget Problem	p. 136
The Single European Act	p. 137
Completing the Internal Market	p. 137
Speech Given by the British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, at the College of Europe, Bruges, 20 September 1988	p. 139
The Delors Report on Monetary Union	p. 139
Creating the Single Currency	p. 140
Enlarging the European Union	p. 142
Council Voting and European Parliament Representation	p. 144
Voter turnout in European Parliament Elections	p. 145
Further Reading	p. 146
References	p. 153
Index	p. 159
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