What is the European Union: Nature and Prospects (The European Union Series, 49) - Softcover

Magnette, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1403941823 ISBN 13: 9781403941824

Publisher: Red Globe Press, 2005

Synopsis

This is a distinctive new textbook on the political dynamics of the EU which offers a refreshing alternative to the traditional history-policy-institutions model. Assuming no prior knowledge, it introduces a wide range of key debates with a central focus on how the need to accommodate a range of state interests shapes the EU political system and on the implications this has for its democratic functionality and the process of Europeanization and integration.

About this title

About the Author:

Paul Magnette is Director, Institut d'études europiennes, Université libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium.

Review:

"An insightful and intelligent overview of the politics, history and likely future of the European Union: the world's most successful international organization. Paul Magnette eschews polemics, whether Euroenthusiast or Euroskeptical, and at every turn debunks myths of an undemocratic Brussels superstate. In their place he offers a succinct, readable and balanced analysis of the concrete reality of European integration today. Student and citizens alike should read this book." - Andrew Moravcsik, Princeton University

"Paul Magnette's book provides a clear, incisive, and distinctive analysis of the European Union. Approaching the EU from an essentially intergovernmental perspective, the book is well organised, highly informed, and always lively." - Professor Neill Nugent, Manchester Metropolitan University

About this edition

• Publisher: Red Globe Press
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1403941823
• ISBN 13: 9781403941824
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240