Governing the European Union

by Simon Bromley

• ISBN13: 9780761954606
• ISBN10: 0761954600
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2001-05-02
• Publisher: Sage Publications Ltd

Summary

Governing the European Union is a completely new introductory text that is ideal for first-time students of the politics and government of the European Union (EU). Each topic is introduced thematically to provide an invaluable and accessible guide to the main issues and debates in the contemporary study of EU politics and governance. This book will enable students to: distinguish between 'government' and 'governance' in considering what kind of political system characterizes the EU trace the evolution of the EU through its political and legal institutions to its contemporary processes and structures compare and contrast the changing roles of nation states and governance at the EU level examine major policy areas and evaluate new forms of politics and political culture in Europe consider the role of the European legal system, the EU budget and questions of democracy, enlargement and foreign and security policy apply the main theoretical debates surrounding the evolving form and nature of governance in the EU Governing the European Union will be an essential text for all students of the EU and European integration across politics and international studies and European studies.

Table of Contents

Prefaces	ix
Introduction: Governance and the European Union	1	(26)
Simon Bromley
Introduction	1	(4)
Politics and government	5	(8)
Models of the EU	13	(4)
Looking forward	17	(10)
References	25	(1)
Further reading	26	(1)
Building the European Union	27	(26)
Richard Heffernan
Introduction	27	(2)
The history of the EU	29	(7)
Exploring European interdependence	36	(4)
Issues of formation and development	40	(6)
The EU from a historical perspective	46	(5)
Conclusion	51	(2)
References	52	(1)
Further reading	52	(1)
The Nation State in the European Union	53	(28)
Simon Bromley
Introduction	53	(1)
Europe and the modern states system	54	(7)
The pattern of integration in Western Europe	61	(5)
The governance of the EU	66	(6)
Beyond the sovereign state?	72	(6)
Conclusion	78	(3)
References	80	(1)
Further reading	80	(1)
Law, Order and Administration in the European Union	81	(32)
Daniel Wincott
Introduction	81	(2)
Law, the European Court of Justice and the European Community	83	(16)
Europe and the administration of 'law and order'	99	(9)
Conclusion	108	(5)
References	110	(2)
Further reading	112	(1)
The Re-Forging of European Political Traditions	113	(30)
David Scott Bell
Introduction	113	(3)
European political culture and the party traditions	116	(5)
The party traditions	121	(15)
Party traditions in the European Parliament	136	(4)
Conclusion	140	(3)
References	141	(1)
Further reading	142	(1)
Integration and Policy Processes in the European Union	143	(22)
Laura Cram
Introduction	143	(1)
What is European integration?	144	(7)
Integration and the EU as a system of governance	151	(10)
Conclusion	161	(4)
References	162	(2)
Further reading	164	(1)
Democracy and Democratization in the European Union	165	(26)
Christopher Lord
Introduction	165	(1)
What is democracy?	166	(4)
Democratization of the EU through national institutions	170	(4)
A democratic political system at the European level?	174	(9)
The further democratization of the EU	183	(4)
Conclusion	187	(4)
References	187	(3)
Further reading	190	(1)
Finance and Budgetary Processes in the European Union	191	(30)
Brigid Laffan
Introduction	191	(1)
Why study the EU budget?	192	(3)
A short history of the EU budget	195	(7)
Making and managing the EU budget	202	(10)
The future of the budget - Agenda 2000	212	(4)
Finance and governance	216	(3)
Conclusion	219	(2)
References	220	(1)
Further reading	220	(1)
The Enlargement of the European Union	221	(34)
Paul Lewis
Introduction	221	(1)
Enlargement and the contemporary EU	222	(6)
The history of EU enlargement	228	(8)
The contemporary process of enlargement	236	(10)
Enlargement: facing new challenges	246	(6)
Conclusion	252	(3)
References	253	(1)
Further reading	254	(1)
European Foreign and Security Policy	255	(32)
Michael Smith
Introduction	255	(3)
Statehood, security and foreign policy	258	(4)
From political co-operation to a foreign and defence policy	262	(10)
The EU and the architecture of European foreign and security policy	272	(4)
The EU and the management of European security	276	(6)
Conclusion	282	(5)
References	285	(1)
Further reading	286	(1)
Conclusion: What is the European Union?	287	(17)
Simon Bromley
Introduction	287	(1)
The EU: intergovernmental or supranational?	288	(5)
Is the EU a regulatory state?	293	(6)
Questions of governance, authority and legitimacy	299	(5)
References	302	(1)
Further reading	303	(1)
Appendix A Chronology of the Building of the European Union	304	(7)
Index	311	(15)
Acknowledgements	326