European Union Politics

The Major-Nation States of the European Union integrates the study of individual European nation-states within the framework of the European Union. An emphasis on the people behind the politics humanizes material and provides insights into European politics and society. It also compares and contrast..

This book argues that in the 21st century we are seeing an imperial renaissance in the European Union (EU), a political organisation which defies categorisation, but whose power and influence grows by the year. It examines the past, present, and future of the EU to demonstrate that empire is not a c..

This book argues that in the 21st century we are seeing an imperial renaissance in the European Union (EU), a political organisation which defies categorisation, but whose power and influence grows by the year. It examines the past, present, and future of the EU to demonstrate that empire is not a c..

This book analyses the development policies of Greece, Ireland, and Portugal between 1990 and 2008, before the Eurozone crisis. It identifies national-level differences between the policy strategies and outcomes that have characterized recent developments in the Greek, Irish, and Portuguese politica..

This book analyses the development policies of Greece, Ireland, and Portugal between 1990 and 2008, before the Eurozone crisis. It identifies national-level differences between the policy strategies and outcomes that have characterized recent developments in the Greek, Irish, and Portuguese politica..

In adapting themselves to the post-Cold War period, the EU and Russia have been faced with a range of challenges in relation to their separate political and economic development and their respective identities. Not the least problematic of those challenges, however, has been in deciding the nature a..

This volume focuses on multilateralism in the 21st century and examines how, and how effectively, the EU delivers on its commitment to effective multilateralism...

Examines how national foreign policies in the EU affect common EU positions in international politics...

Examines how national foreign policies in the EU affect common EU positions in international politics...

This book examines whether the European financial, economic and sovereign-debt crises have affected the legitimacy of the EU integration project as perceived by national political elites and, consequently, if the elite consensus that constituted one of the most solid fundamentals supporting that pro..

This volume offers a thematic and forward-looking survey of cutting-edge research on EU negotiation dynamics, identifying findings to date and setting an empirical and methodological agenda for future research. _x005F_x000D_ This book was based on a special issue of  Journal of European Public Polic..

This book examines new approaches to the EU’s foreign policy that address its rapidly changing character, presenting the newest theoretical perspectives and dealing with novel empirical developments. Rather than simply considering structural variations and changes in the agency of the EU, it explore..