The European Union and World Politics

The European Union is an unprecedented form of state. Initially founded to provide security and promote wealth in Europe, it has become a global economic power and poses a challenge to the hegemony of the USA and to the increasing might of Russia and China. Internal divisions, in terms of claims for different varieties of capitalism, in the European Union are considered, as well as the conflicts that have arisen from enlargement and foreign policy concerns. Leading specialists on European politics and society reflect on the nature of consensus and competition between elites, and whether the EU may be able to provide a sense of common identity and purpose for its citizens. The book will appeal to students of politics, international relations and sociology and to anyone interested in current developments in Europe.

ISBN 0230221491   Pages 320 ISBN13 9780230221499 (What's this?)   Volumes 1 Publisher Palgrave Macmillan   Weight (grammes) 484 Imprint Palgrave Macmillan   Published in Basingstoke Format Hardback   Height (mm) 225 Publication date 12 Aug 2009   Width (mm) 145 DEWEY 327.4   Spine width (mm) 23 DEWEY edition DC22   Academic level Postgraduate, Undergraduate

		List of Tables
		List of Figures
		Introduction by Andrew Gamble and David Lane
Pt. I		The International Context
1		The United States and the European Union: The End of Hegemony? by Andrew Gamble
2		The European Union: Divisions and Unity in European External Policies by Mario Telo
3		Russia's Transition to Capitalism: The Rise of a World Power? by David Lane
4		The Implications of the Rise of China by Martin Jacques
Pt. II		Divisions within Europe
5		Divisions between Elites by Georgy Lengyel
6		Divisions in Europe between Elites and Citizens by Max Haller
7		European Elites and the Middle East by Rosemary Hollis
Pt. III		Political Economy of Europe
8		European Deregulation and National Re-Regulation: National Response Strategies Revisited by Georg Menz
9		The Primacy of Domestic Politics: Neo-liberal Restructuring, the EU's Crisis of Governability and Social Imperialism by Ottu Holman
10		National or European Social Models? Contesting European Welfare Futures by Ben Clift
11		European Economic Policy: Protectionism as an Elite Strategy by Vo Phuong Mai Le and Patrick Minford and Eric Nowell
12		The European Union: A Player in World Energy Politics? by Simon Bromley
Pt. IV		Whither the European Union?
13		European Elites on the European Union: What Vision for the Future? by Vivien A. Schmidt
14		Towards a European Identity? by Montserrat Guibernau
		Index

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