European Security in Integration Theory
European Security in Integration Theory

Author: Kamil Zwolski

Publisher: Springer

Published: 2018-02-08

Total Pages: 219

ISBN-13: 3319695177

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This book examines federalism and functionalism – two fundamental, yet largely forgotten, theories of international integration. Following the recent outbreak of the war in Ukraine, policy practitioners and scholars have been in search of a deeper understanding of the likely causes of the conflict and its consequences for the European security architecture. Various theories have been deployed to this end, but international and European integration theory remains conspicuously absent. The author shows how the core tenets of integration theories developed after World War I, particularly how they viewed territoriality and geopolitical boundaries, remain as relevant today as they were almost 100 years ago.

European Integration Theory
European Integration Theory

Author: Antje Wiener

Publisher: Oxford University Press

Published: 2019-12-19

Total Pages: 355

ISBN-13: 0198737319

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With coverage of both traditional and critical theories and approaches to European integration and their application, this is the most comprehensive textbook on European integration theory and an essential guide for all students and scholars interested in the subject. Throughout the text, a team of leading international scholars demonstrate the current relevance of integration theory as they apply these approaches to real-world developments and crises in the contemporary European Union.

International Relations Theory and European Security
International Relations Theory and European Security

Author: Lorenzo Cladi

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2015-08-20

Total Pages: 247

ISBN-13: 1317534883

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This book engages with key contemporary European security issues from a variety of different theoretical standpoints, in an attempt to uncover the drivers of foreign policy and defence integration in the EU. Although European foreign policy has been attracting an ever-increasing number of International Relations (IR) scholars since the end of the Cold War, consensus on what drives European foreign policy integration has not yet emerged. This book seeks to encourage debate on this issue by examining a wide range of high-profile security issues which have roused significant interest from policy makers, academics and the public in recent years. The volume discusses, amongst other issues, the strategic posture of the European Union as a security actor, the troubled relationship with Russia, the debate regarding France’s relations with the US following France’s rapprochement with NATO and the EU’s influence in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The collective intent of the contributors to highlight the drivers of EU foreign policy and defence integration ties together the wide variety of topics covered in this volume, forming it into a comprehensive overview of this issue. By paying considerable attention not just to the internal drivers of EU cooperation, but also to the critical role played by the US as an incentive or obstacle to European security, this book presents a unique contribution to this field of debate. This book will be of much interest to students of European security, IR theory, Transatlantic Relations, European politics and EU foreign policy.

International Relations Theory and the Politics of European Integration
International Relations Theory and the Politics of European Integration

Author: Morten Kelstrup

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2006-12-05

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1134611919

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International Relations Theory and the Politics of European Integration focuses on the roles of community, power and security, within the European Union. It features contributions from highly respected international scholars, and covers subjects such as: · sovereignty and European integration · the EU and the politics of migration · the internationalisation of military security · the EU as a security actor · money, finance and power · the quest for legitimacy with regards to EU enlargement.

European Integration and Space Policy
European Integration and Space Policy

Author: Thomas C. Hoerber

Publisher:

Published: 2020-12-22

Total Pages: 208

ISBN-13: 9780367349127

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This volume addresses developments in European space policy and its significance for European integration, using discourse theory as a framework. It seeks to address the developments in European space policy by examining several sensitive security questions linked in general with space activities, on the one hand, and the interplay between space policy and security policy in the European Union (EU) on the other. The book argues that defence and security matters should be studied for a better understanding of space projects in their historical, political, economic, legal and social context. The volume seeks to answer the following key questions: - What can space policy contribute to European identity formation and the integration process? - What are the interests of member states/EU institutions in space? - How is space policy perceived by European institutions, and how have they been engaged in the policy process to promote activity in space? - In which ways is the EU engaged in space, in terms of policy areas, e.g. foreign policy, industrial policy, security and defence policies? - What is the impact of institutions on the policy-making process in European space policy? This book will be of interest to students of EU policy, space policy, discourse studies and International Relations in general.

The European Union
The European Union

Author: Brent F. Nelsen

Publisher:

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 359

ISBN-13: 9780333732410

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Praise for the first edition: 'The authors..... are to be congratulated for producing a usable summary of the diverse writings on the European... Nelsen and Stubb have broken new ground with this reader.' - Journal of European Integration 'Highly accessible to students; each reading is clearly prefaced, set in context, and carefully and honestly abridged' - Talking Politics Already established as the leading collection of readings on the theory and practice of European integration, the second edition includes many new extracts in response to feedback from readers and adopters. The book brings together the views of key actors in the fifty year history of the European Union with a selection of key theoretical contributions to the understanding of European integration from the 1950s to the present. Each extract is set in context and summarised by a brief editorial introduction.

The European Union and China
The European Union and China

Author: Thomas Christiansen

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2018-12-12

Total Pages: 375

ISBN-13: 1350311553

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This accessible text offers a comprehensive analysis of the European Union (EU)-China relationship, as one of the most important in global politics today. Both are major players on the world stage, accounting for 30% of trade and nearly a quarter of the world's population. This text shows how, despite many differences in political systems and values, China and the EU have developed such a close, regular set of interactions at multiple levels: from political-strategic, to economic, and individual. The authors start with an historical overview of the domestic politics and foreign policy apparatus of each partner to show the context in which external relations are devised. From this foundation, each key dimension of the relationship is analysed, from trade and monetary policy, security, culture and society. The authors show the relative merits of different theoretical perspectives and outline what is next for this complex, ever-changing relationship. At every step, the success of each partner in persuading the other of changing their position(s) for key strategic interests is explored. What emerges is a multifaceted picture of relations between two sides that are fundamentally different kinds of actors in the international system, yet have many mutual interests and a common stake in the stability of global governance. The first major text to offer an accessible introduction to the multifaceted nature of EU-China relations, this book is an ideal companion for upper undergraduate and postgraduate students on Politics, International Relations and European Studies courses.

Europe Today
Europe Today

Author: Ronald Tiersky

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 534

ISBN-13: 9780742528055

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This engaging book, a true twenty-first century enterprise, is the only text that offers both country case studies and discussion of the European Union in one sustained volume. Now thoroughly revised for 2004, it is the first European politics text to offer current analysis on the invasion of Iraq, NATO and European security, U.S.-European relations, and enlargement issues. All chapters from the first edition have been comprehensively updated, and completely new chapters have been added on Germany, France, Great Britain, Spain, Poland, monetary union, security, and migration. With its strong international emphasis and focus on Europe before and after Iraq, professors will be able to use this text to lead students toward a coherent view of intra-European conflicts, Europe and the United States, and Europe's international responsibilities. A new website devoted exclusively to the book, with regularly updated statistics, analysis, and links for each chapter, will provide a rich resource for students seeking additional information and researching classroom assignments.

Debates on European Integration
Debates on European Integration

Author: Mette Sangiovanni

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-09-16

Total Pages: 528

ISBN-13: 0230209335

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This is a major new reader that brings together and assesses the most influential scholarly contributions that have fashioned the debate on European integration over the past 50 years. It includes an original contribution reflecting on key issues in integration theory by Ben Rosamond.

Rethinking European Union Foreign Policy
Rethinking European Union Foreign Policy

Author: Ben Tonra

Publisher: Manchester University Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780719060021

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This text reviews a variety of approaches to the study of the European Union's foreign policy. Much analysis of EU foreign policy contains implicit theoretical assumptions about the nature of the EU and its member states, their inter-relationships, the international system in which they operate and the nature and direction of European integration. In many instances such assumptions, given that they are not discussed openly, curtail rather than facilitate debate. The purpose of this book is to open up this field of enquiry so that students, observers and analysts of EU foreign policy can review a broad range of tools and theoretical templates from which the development and the trajectory of the EU's foreign policy can be studied.