European Integration and the Postmodern Condition
European Integration and the Postmodern Condition

Author: Peter Van Ham

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-02-01

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13: 1134539940

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This is the first book to look at the process of European integration by drawing on both established and new trends in postmodern thinking and analysis. The book asks how we can study the process of European integration in the current climate, and maps out the central elements of the academic debate dealing with the future of integration, and 'Europe' in general. The author stimulates fresh readings of the European issue, encouraging the development of new analytical horizons. This is a significant cutting-edge contribution to debates in politics, comparative politics and European studies.

European Integration and the Postmodern Condition
European Integration and the Postmodern Condition

Author: Peter van Ham

Publisher: Psychology Press

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 260

ISBN-13: 0415246997

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This title looks at the process of European integration by drawing on both established and new trends in post-modern thinking and analysis. It maps out the central elements of the academic debate dealing with the future of integration and "Europe" in general.

European Union Enlargement
European Union Enlargement

Author: Jurgen Elvert

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-08-02

Total Pages: 275

ISBN-13: 1134323867

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European Union Enlargement provides a comparative analysis of the post-war European policies of those states that joined the European Union between 1973 and 1995. The volume draws upon new empirical research in order to investigate the policies that these 'newcomer' states have had towards Europe since 1945, with an emphasis on their experience of membership and its possible Europeanising effect. A final comparative chapter draws the national European policies of the 'newcomers' together and outlines what they have brought to the EU. The book also tests integration theories against the available evidence, demonstrating their limited explanatory value and the economic, political and cultural specificity of different national paths towards EU integration.

European Union Public Health Policy
European Union Public Health Policy

Author: Scott L. Greer

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 266

ISBN-13: 0415516641

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Ranging from influence over world trade laws affecting health to population health issues such as obesity to the use of comparative data to affect policy, the EU's public health policies are increasingly important, visible, expensive and effective. They also provide an invaluable case study for those who want to understand the growth and impact of the EU as well as how states can affect their populations' lives and health. European Union Public Health Policy capitalizes on extensive new research, providing an introduction to the topic and indicating new intellectual directions surrounding the topic. An introductory section and extended conclusion explore the meaning of public health, the relationship of EU public health policy to health care policy, and the place of public health in the study of European integration and Europeanization. Focusing on health system transformation, global health governance and population health, the chapters address: Relevant policy issues and EU policies; Effects of the EU policies on practice or outcomes; An explanation of the policy trajectory; Current issues and likely future directions or conflicts. Drawing together an international and multidisciplinary selection of experts, this volume is an important contribution for all those interested in public health policy, EU health policy and EU governance.

European Union Negotiations
European Union Negotiations

Author: Ole Elgström

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2004-08-02

Total Pages: 292

ISBN-13: 1134296207

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The EU policy process is dependent on negotiations as a mode of reaching agreements on, and implementing, common policies. The EU negotiations differ from traditional international negotiations in several respects and this book presents a detailed analysis of the processes while examining their distinguishing features. The authors explore the variety of negotiation processes, the continuity and institutionalization of negotiation processes as well as the involvement of a variety of actors besides governments, often linked in informal networks. Going beyond the common distinctions based on issue-areas or the EU as negotiation arena as opposed to negotiating actor externally, the authors explore the impact of different stages in the policy process and the nature of the external negotiating partner.

The European Union and Global Social Change
The European Union and Global Social Change

Author: József Böröcz

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2009-09-10

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1135255806

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This book provides an historical analysis of what the European Union is. Examining the development of the EU in a global context, the book draws on long-term processes of change in historical depth to developing a deeper understanding of global social change.

Implementing European Union Education and Training Policy
Implementing European Union Education and Training Policy

Author: D. Phillips

Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media

Published: 2007-05-08

Total Pages: 335

ISBN-13: 0306480778

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This study mirrors the perceptions and values that shape the discussion of such terms as harmonization, recognition, convergence and subsidiarity in the educational sphere. It provides insights into surprising similarities and important differences in the approaches of different Member States regarding the interpretation and implementation of EU education and training policies. It summarizes the results of a European research project conducted within the EU-funded network PRESTiGE.

Democracy in the European Union
Democracy in the European Union

Author: Liana Giorgi

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-09-27

Total Pages: 234

ISBN-13: 113422432X

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An invaluable exploration of the concern that transfers of power to European Union institutions are producing a worrying new form of democratic deficit. While ongoing reforms of these institutions promise to render decision processes at European level more transparent and accountable, these expert authors examine whether there is a European public sphere for citizens and their representatives to discuss, deliberate and evaluate issues of public relevance. They show how the process of European integration has given rise to a new object of study – European society, and why key questions concerning identity, citizenship, democracy, government and institutions are being raised anew and are major political concerns at European and Member State level. With six case studies of EU policy-making and representative institutions, they analyze the intensity of participatory practices in four dimensions: mobilization of societal actors, public contestation and debate, openness of decision-making, and responsiveness of policy makers. This book will be of strong interest to students and researchers of the European Union, European politics, European studies as well as those concerned with more theoretical aspects of governance and the public sphere.

The European Union Diplomatic Service
The European Union Diplomatic Service

Author: Caterina Carta

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2013-03

Total Pages: 241

ISBN-13: 113666906X

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This book is the first to comprehensively examine the institutional dynamics that characterize the diplomatic system set up by the European Communities and the European Union – currently the foremost experiment in non-state diplomacy. It analyses European Union Diplomatic Service’s work on foreign policy and external economic relations, both in Brussels and in the Commission’s Delegations across the world.