Priorities for the Finnish Presidency of the EU
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Publisher: CEPS
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 27
ISBN-13: 9290796545
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Small States and EU Governance
Author: S. Bunse
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2009-03-26
Total Pages: 309
ISBN-13: 0230234348
DOWNLOAD EBOOKSmall States and EU Governance shows that the EU's rotating Council presidency and small states' capacity to make use of it have been underestimated. It examines the political objectives the presidency serves and presents a systematic and comparative assessment of its nature and influence in internal market and foreign policy issues.
Finland in the European Union
Author: Tapio Raunio
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2004-08-02
Total Pages: 189
ISBN-13: 113576204X
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWith a focus on governmental institutions, this book explores the ways in which EU membership has altered the balance of power among key political actors. The authors discuss cultural adaptation to integration, as well as examining the views of the elite and voters. The transformation in national identity, sovereignty and neutrality are also examined.
Democratic Decision-making in the EU
Author: Anne Elizabeth Stie
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2015-03-05
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 1135125465
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book examines the democratic legitimacy of the European Union (EU) and evaluates the democratic credentials of the EU’s main decision-making procedure. It finds that though there is potential for democratic decision-making in the EU, the actual process is dominated by technocrats and secret meetings. The book assesses and discusses the conditions for democratic input in decision-making with five empirical chapters each addressing the ordinary legislative procedure from different dimensions: democratic deliberative forums, inclusion, openness, power neutralising mechanisms and decision-making capacity. The analytical framework provides for an in-depth assessment of the ordinary legislative procedure’s potential democratic qualities and examines whether it fulfils democratic criteria, how the procedure works in practice and whether it has the necessary democratic clout. The author provides both a theoretical discussion and an empirical assessment of what role the principle of democracy could play in the EU. Filling a gap in EU legislative studies and contributing to the debate on the European democratic deficit, Democratic Decision-making in the EU will be of interest to students and scholars of European Union politics, legislative studies and deliberative democracy.
Health in All Policies
Author: Timo Ståhl
Publisher:
Published: 2006
Total Pages: 279
ISBN-13: 9789520019648
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume, published in the context of the Finnish Presidency of the European Union (EU), aims to highlight how and why the health dimension can and should be taken into account across all government sectors. Particular emphasis is placed on the unique mandate and obligation of the EU to protect health in all its policies. The topic is explored from the perspectives of available methods and different levels of policy-making, and examples are included from specific policy areas and health issues.
Europe's 21st Century Challenge
Author: Didier Bigo
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2016-07-22
Total Pages: 353
ISBN-13: 1317139062
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume presents the final results of the CHALLENGE research project (The Changing Landscape of European Liberty and Security) - a five-year project funded by the Sixth Framework Programme of DG Research of the European Commission. The book critically appraises the liberties of citizens and others within the EU, and the different ways in which they are affected by the proliferation of discourses, practices and norms of insecurity enacted in the name of collective and individual safety. It analyses from an interdisciplinary perspective the impacts of new techniques of surveillance and control on the liberty and security of the citizen. The book studies illiberal practices of liberal regimes in the field of security, and the relationship between the internal and external effects of these practices in an increasingly interconnected world, as well as the effects in relation to the place of the EU in world politics.
The EU reform treaty
Author: Great Britain: Parliament: House of Lords: European Union Committee
Publisher: The Stationery Office
Published: 2007-11
Total Pages: 52
ISBN-13: 9780104011621
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis progress report presents evidence taken by the Committee during the summer recess on the draft EU Reform Treaty on which negotiations have been proceeding in the Inter Governmental Conference (IGC), as well as correspondence raising questions with the Minister for Europe. The Committee sets out its plan for further in depth analysis of the impact of the reform Treaty on the UK and discusses specific questions of the role of national parliaments. The report notes the tight mandate given to the IGC has had the effect that its work has been largely technical and asks the Government to report to the House on the impact of this procedure.
Remapping Security on Europe’s Northern Borders
Author: Jussi P. Laine
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2021-05-03
Total Pages: 263
ISBN-13: 1000378381
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book critically analyses the changing EU-Russian security environment in the wake of the Ukraine crisis, with a particular focus on northern Europe where the EU and the Russian Federation share a common border. Russian involvement in conflict situations in the EU’s immediate neighbourhood has drastically impacted the European security environment, leading to a resurgence of competitive great power relations. The book uses the EU-Russia interface at the borders of Finland and the European North as a prism through which interwoven external and internal security challenges can be explored. Security is considered in the broadest sense of the term, as the authors consider how the security environment is reflected politically, socially and culturally within European societies. The book analyses changing political language and concepts, institutional preparedness, border governance, human security, migration and wider challenges to societal resilience. Ultimately, the book investigates into Finland’s preparedness to address new global security challenges and to find solutions to them on an everyday level. This book will be an important guide for researchers and upper-level students of security, border studies, Russian and European studies, as well as to policy makers looking to develop a wider, contextualized understanding of the challenges to stability and security in different parts of Europe.
Sports law and policy in the European Union
Author: Richard Parrish
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 2013-07-19
Total Pages: 292
ISBN-13: 1847795838
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis electronic version has been made available under a Creative Commons (BY-NC-ND) open access license. Adopting a distinctive legal and political analysis, this book argues that the EU is receptive to the sports sectors claims for special treatment before the law. The book investigates the birth of EU sports law and policy by examining significant court decisions, the possibility of exempting sport from EU law, sport and the EU treaty, and more.
The Statesman's Yearbook 2017
Author: Palgrave Macmillan
Publisher: Springer
Published: 2017-02-28
Total Pages: 1554
ISBN-13: 1349683981
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNow in its 153rd edition, The Statesman's Yearbook continues to be the reference work of choice for accurate and reliable information on every country in the world. Covering political, economic, social and cultural aspects, the Yearbook is also available online for subscribing institutions: www.statesmansyearbook.com.
