This book is the first authoritative account of the tough negotiations between determined Irish governments and the EU to bring about a series of generous financial packages that have contributed to Ireland’s economic and social progress over the last twenty years.
Drawing on State and EU papers and the accounts of senior Irish and Commission officials, the book presents new research that sheds light on the inner workings of EU decision making and cohesion policy.
As Europe takes its next step towards ever closer union, Behind Closed Doors provides both a topical and a timely contribution to the literature on European studies, especially in relation to cohesion policy.
Publication: 28 May 2008
Price: 40.00 €
The European Union is the largest economic entity in the world and one of the largest political entities, with 493 million people in 2006. Fully updated for 2007 to include controversial and current topics such as the Union's enlargement and its role in ongoing world affairs, this accessible Very Short Introduction shows how and why the Union has developed, how its institutions work, and what it does - from the single market to the Euro, and from agriculture to peace-keeping and the environment. Pinder and Usherwood cover the entire history of the Union, examine the momentous changes that have taken place within the Union since 2000, and highlight the benefits, controversies, and lessons learned from programs such as its expansion into central and eastern Europe, and the circulation of the Euro. The book also examines the role of the European Union as a peace-keeper in Europe and beyond, sheds light on how it functions in world politics, looks at its role in supporting the rise of environmental politics, and considers the challenges and choices that lie ahead in the 21st century.
Publication Date: December 2007
Pages: 202
Price: 11.79 €
The European Union has established itself as a leading text that provides readers from all disciplines with a sound understanding of the economics and policies of the EU. Its wealth of information, detail and analysis has ensured that previous editions have been read by students, researchers and professional policy makers alike.
Pages: 630
Publication date : August 2007
Price: 53.30 €
This book is the second to be published by the European Strategy Forum. Based on a conference on the EU and China, which the Forum organised in Ponte de Lima in May 2007, it consists of seven substantial essays on key aspects of EU-Chinese relations. As Peter Ludlow writes in the introductory chapter, relations between the EU and China have changed, are changing and will continue to change at an extraordinary speed.
Pages: 136
Publication date: December 2007
Price: 18.82 €
A Study on the Networks of European Commission Officials
Working and communicating with and across nations and nationalities makes cultural differences a permanent part of everyday reality in multinational organisations like the European Commission. It has been frequently argued that nationality forms an important basis for forming networks in and around the European Union (EU) institutions. This has been linked to the ease of establishing communication and connection resulting from sharing a culture. Do cultural preferences shape the choices of Commission officials when composing their networks for obtaining task-related information or advice? Are national networks a myth or everyday reality in the European Commission? Why or why not?
Price: 23.11 €
The September 11 attacks in the USA lent huge impetus to efforts to coordinate and expand the EU's counter-terrorism role, bringing about far-reaching cooperation and pushing the EU down the track of further European integration. The chapters in this book explain how and why this has come about and the mechanisms involved.
October 2007
" ...a welcome analysis of terrorism challenges. David Spence has succeeded in giving us a timely and thoughtful complement to the terrorism debate", Franco Frattini, EU Commissioner for Justice, Freedom and Security
Price: 35.00 €
2nd Edition
The fully revised second edition of this highly-acclaimed book provides an authoritative and comprehensive assessment of the role of organized interests in the everyday policy-making of the EU, and of the significance of interest representation for European integration and for the democratic legitimacy of the EU.
Published: April 20, 2007
Pages: 272
Price: 31.79 €
On the European profile in world-wide democracy assistance
In the changing international context, of a post 9/11 world and the war in Iraq, democracy assistance has become a strategic objective. This created increased momentum, world-wide and within Europe, for reflection on how democracy assistance can be effectively delivered, and how European modalities to do so could be enhanced.
In the book European scholars and practitioners, including Peter Burnell and Richard Youngs, discuss various aspects of the distinctly European contribution towards this challenge. Their essays concentrate on European democratic values and the European profile in democracy assistance work.
Published: 2007
Pages: 258
Price: 36.79 €
An unparalleled cast of the most authoritative thought leaders from the world of politics, academia, business and the arts offer their personal assessment of the state of the Union and their ideas and proposals for the Union´s next half –century. The publication also offers a range of views and suggestions about Europe from young people right across the European Union.
The proposals in the publication will be fed into the process of reflection on the future of the EU which has begun under the German EU Presidency and which is set to continue into the medium term.
The publication will include a useful calendar of EU-related events until 2009, and is set to be an invaluable source of ideas for anyone interested in the European Union.
Price: 67.00 €
A thorough analysis of the changes in the attitudes of EU officials and politicians towards the laws and norms governing the use of force as well as in the strategies towards the Balkans, sub-Saharan Africa, the Middle East and the United States demonstrate the significant transformative impact 9/11 and the ‘war on terror’ had on European Foreign and Security Policy .
296 pages
Price: 36.00 €
The Palgrave Macmillan Dictionary of Political Thought provides an accessible and impartial survey of political thought. It is the essential reference guide for all students of political science, government, philosophy and jurisprudence, as well as a stimulating handbook for the general reader with an interest in ideas.
Key features of this new edition include:
-1790 entries on every aspect of political thought
-over 250 new entries covering terms related to globalization, radical Islam, migration, and more…
-definitions of concepts and ideologies
-concise histories of political institutions
-over 40 of the most influential political thinkers
744 pages
Format: 128mm x 198 mm
Price: 16.04 €
Since the original enlargement of the European Union, the Franco-German alliance has increasingly lost influence. As a result of the influx of new member states, the strategic level of policy making, which determines the future of European integration, is increasingly dominated by a multiplicity of flexible working partnerships between the larger EU member states. Within this group, Britain and Germany have both undergone significant changes regarding their approach towards major European policy areas since the late 1990s.
Price: 76.89 €
Perspectives on the future of the European Union
Following the ‘no’ votes in the French and Dutch referenda, a collection of distinguished authors from across the political spectrum give their perspectives on the future of the EU and the European Project. Each contributor offers his or her own vision and a broad and diverse range of views about the key issues are presented, with original and sometimes contentious arguments. Resolving the European Crisis: Perspectives on the future of the European Union contains enlightening views which will further the debate, as the UK endeavours to find its place in the European Union of the 21st century.
Price: 15.00 €
Europe Inc. provides the first real insight into the systematic ways in which transnational corporations - working through lobby groups - have succeeded in influencing a wide range of policies of the EU and other international institutions, such as the OECD, WTO and the United Nations.
New updated edition.
Price: 22.50 €
A substantial contribution to debates about 'globalisation' and the future of work for trade unionists, unemployed activists and students.
Price: 24.00 €
An intense debate is raging in Western Europe. Growth is slowing, employment is falling, the number of people living off the state is increasing, and welfare services are deteriorating. Why? Who is responsible? What should be done?
Carl Bildt, former Prime Minister of Sweden:
"There is an acute need to look at the economic challenges facing some of the older European economies, and this book does it with clarity in both the analysis and the prescriptions for the future. We can do much better - why aren't we?"
Robert Mundell, Nobel Laureate, 1999:
"A blockbuster tract that tackles head-on the major problems confronting the European economy. It should be required reading for all European politicians."
Price: 12.00 €
Shows how European policy has shifted from accepting responsibility for colonialism to a more amnesiac politics in which post-colonial countries are responsible for their own fate.
Price: 24.00 €
The Brussels and Copenhagen European Councils of 2002
On December 13, 2002, at Copenhagen, the European Council agreed to admit ten countries to membership of the European Union. The heads of government and state also gave important undertakings to Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey concerning the future of their accession negotiations. Last, but by no means least, they succeeded in lifting the final obstacles to an agreement between the EU and NATO concerning the development of the Union’s military capability.
This book analyses in considerable detail how and why these decisions were taken.
410 pages
Price: 50.00 €
Second Edition
Sheds new light on the issue of asylum and immigration and opposes immigration controls in their totality.
Price: 21.00 €
Essays on the European Union's Cultural Identity and the Transatlantic Dialogue
The essays that make-up this book are the distillation of years of reflection, writing, lecturing and active participation in an ongoing debate on the cultural identity of the European Union, the vicissitudes of the transatlantic dialogue, the envisioning of new paradigms, the building of more relevant bridges of understanding.
Francois Skvor, journalist, Paris, France:
"The author of this book is playing a kind of 'fugue' in the highest humanistic mode to which G. Vico gave a lasting and utmost expression. This is not an allegorical imagination but the poetic vision of a world to come."
Francesco Tampoia, former professor of philosophy, author of Il Filosofo Dimezzato, Bitonto, Italy: "This is undoubtedly an engaging book; a refreshing reconsideration of the cultural identity of the new Europe and of the transatlantic dialogue; an admirable book which will surely stimulate much discussion."
310 pp.
Price: 22.00 €
This new and timely book deals with the latest developments in the Cyprus problem and the new prospects and challenges resulting from the accession of the Republic of Cyprus to the EU.
It also addresses these developments within the framework of broader dimensions, including relations between the EU and Turkey, US geostrategic objectives and the role of Britain.
Price: 30.00 €
After the Internal Market and the Introduction of the Euro, the European Union is making the decisive steps towards the next large project on the way to European unification - European Defence.
The recent Iraqi crisis has shown that a common European foreign policy is more necessary than ever. In spite of this shortfall, there has been important progress: The European crisis intervention force, such as it was defined in Helsinki in 1999, has already been deployed successfully in two operations. Still, creating a European Defence is an ongoing process, where Europe has to continue to improve its capabilities.
High-ranking European personalities, such as Javier Solana, Guy Verhofstadt, Erkii Liikanen and Philippe Busquin have made valuable contributions to this book. The authors set out to identify where we stand on defence and what remains to be done to help Europe evolve in the changing global context of the 21st century.
Price: 39.50 €
A comparative political sociology of anti-racism in Europe, showing the various discourses within this movement.
Price: 25.00 €
The EU meets the people
France and the Netherlands voted ‘no’ to the constitutional treaty. But why? And why did almost every other country say ‘yes’, with or without a referendum? Why didn’t all EU countries plan to hold referendums? And what of the future of the EU?
Price: 15.00 €
The process of European integration has progressed in an unprecedented way since 1958. European integration not only covers a larger territory but also explicitly relates to the territory in which it takes place. Structural improvement of certain 'old' industrial regions, the construction of high-speed railways, the creation of a Europe-wide network of protected nature areas and the promotion of an agriculture that respects the environment are key-issues that show this change.
Price: 28.30 €
This handbook provides a child-centered guide for ideas and initiatives that foster and reinforce family ties for the children of imprisoned parents and protect their emotional, psychological and social development.
Drafted by members of the European Committee for Children of Imprisoned Parents network in tandem with a series of experts and resource people each chapter offers a European approach and perspective on some of the work currently being carried out across Europe, presenting a commonality that transcends borders and national judicial and penal policies, rather than an exhaustive, nation-by-nation approach.
Price: 16.00 €
The book seeks to examine the process of Cyprus’ accession to the Eurozone and the prospect of the reunification of its economy. The book analyzes in depth the Cyprus economy (both in the area under the control of the government and the occupied northern part) and addresses the challenge of accession to the EMU as well as its economic and political implications.
Price: 17.00 €
* Fulfils the need for a suitable textbook on EU history at a time when it is becoming an increasingly important component in courses on the EU.
* Focuses not just on the great events but on the smaller incremental developments too, helping students to take a truly in-depth look at developments in EU history.
* Carefully edited contributions from international experts, providing students with authoritative and accessible content.
Price: 35.00 €
This new sixth edition of Neil Nugent’s The Government and Politics of the European Union provides a detailed analysis of the history, principal institutions and political actors, and major policy interests and processes of the EU.
Already established as the leading text in the field, the book has been thoroughly updated to include coverage of such key developments as enlargement, the Constitutional Treaty, reform of the Common Agricultural Policy, and the strengthening of security policies.
Published: 2006
630 pages
Price: 33.49 €
Europeanization through Conditionality in Central and Eastern Europe
The EU had enormous leverage to transform Central and Eastern Europe between the collapse of communism and the Union’s first eastward enlargement. This book provides the first detailed analysis of how that influence worked.
Publication date: 2007
Pages:231
Price: 75.00 €
Current Problems and Prospects
This book considers some important economic issues currently facing the European Union and discusses its prospects.
Publication date: 2007
Pages:182
Price: 80.66 €
Themes in European Governance
With the European Parliament comprising politicians from many different countries, cultures, languages, national parties and institutional backgrounds, one might expect politics in the Parliament to be highly-fragmented and unpredictable. By studying more than 12,000 recorded votes between 1979 and 2004 this book establishes that the opposite is in fact true: transnational parties in the European Parliament are highly cohesive and the classic 'left-right' dimension dominates voting behaviour. Furthermore, the cohesion of parties in the European Parliament has increased as the powers of the Parliament have increased.
Published: April 19, 2007
Pages: 258
Price: 25.35 €
Bringing together sources from many countries and many centuries, this study critically analyses the growth of national thought and of nationalism – from medieval ethnic prejudice to the Romantic belief in a nation’s ‘soul’.
Pages: 312
Publication date: 2006
Price: 33.59 €
The Challenges of Integration
The CIS, the EU and Russia focuses on the challenges of integration that face countries in the post-Soviet space, in particular Russia, Ukraine, and Belarus. The book explores these challenges and analyses the links between various integration mechanisms (including the EU), state policies and elite interests on the territory of the former Soviet Union.
Published: May 18, 2007
Pages: 272
Price: 78.77 €
The Changing Role of Top Officials in European Nations
From the Active to the Enabling State surveys the changing role of senior civil servants in Western Europe and explores whether they have kept their central role in government decision-making.
Pages: 245
Publication date: 25 October 2006
Price: 76.89 €
A comprehensive introduction to the field, with contributions from leading experts that illuminate the focus and purpose of social work.
* New edition of the leading social work textbook for undergraduates
* Provides comprehensive coverage of all subject areas relevant to a career in social work
* Covers the reasons for social work, the application of knowledge to practice, the practice context, and its psychosocial framework
* Gives detailed coverage of the perspectives of service users, carers and the Disabled People's Movement
* The book brings together material on children and families side-by-side with detailed accounts of work with adult service users
* Each chapter lists five key points, three questions for discussion and three recommendations for further reading
Pages: 552
Publication Date : October 2007
Price: 34.43 €
Les débats sur l'avenir de l'Union européenne réactualisent deux questions programmatiques qui traversent l'histoire européenne depuis la Première Guerre mondiale : faut-il unifier l'Europe en une vaste zone de libre-échange sans entamer les souverainetés nationales ? Faut-il plutôt encadrer un marché unique européen par des institutions supranationales dont l'objectif politique et social est plus affirmé ? Ce livre explique pourquoi et comment la construction européenne a progressé de manière tout à fait originale en instaurant un marché institutionnalisé dans lequel la problématique sociale est présente dès le début.
Depuis la fin de la Seconde Guerre mondiale, la prise de conscience de la nécessité d'assurer la paix a poussé à explorer toutes les voies possibles pour bâtir une Europe unie. Cet ouvrage retrace le cheminement intellectuel qui a mené à l'instauration d'un marché commun destiné à améliorer les conditions de vie des Européens. Il analyse comment la Communauté européenne a permis d'affronter, sans catastrophe sociale, les mutations majeures du monde moderne. L'ouverture des marchés et la globalisation de l'économie, une nouvelle révolution agricole, le passage d'une société industrielle à une société de l'innovation technologique et de la communication, les bouleversements énergétiques, le défi environnemental, les élargissements successifs et l'Europe sociale sont quelques-uns des thèmes qui sont traités.
Sur le plan méthodologique, le retour aux sources et la mobilisation des nouvelles potentialités scientifiques et pédagogiques offertes par les bibliothèques numériques renouvellent la démarche historique en vue de rendre plus accessible la complexité et les enjeux profonds de la construction européenne.
Enfin, ce livre fournit une synthèse à la fois précise et claire, nourrie de sources qualitatives et quantitatives, qui a fait longtemps défaut.
Pages: 711
Publication Date : 2008
Price: 49.81 €
Depuis le sommet de Seattle contre l'OMC en 1999, le mouvement altermondialiste s'est durablement inscrit dans notre actualité. La presse internationale donne la parole à ses dirigeants et relaie ses initiatives. Mais que sait-on vraiment de ce courant ? S'agit-il, comme le proclament les acteurs de cette nébuleuse, d'un mouvement nouveau, homogène et transnational car se développant au-delà des frontières nationales ? D'un mouvement unifié par une lutte globale ?
Les études publiées dans ce livre interrogent ces évidences. Elles sont le résultat d'une coopération entre chercheurs européens et proposent ainsi une histoire comparée des mouvements anti-globalisation. Contre le mythe d'une société civile transnationale, les auteurs montrent que la mondialisation reste profondément ancrée dans des contextes nationaux et qu'il n'existe pas de " génération spontanée " d'un mouvement altermondialiste transnational. Pourtant, en dépit de ses différences, le mouvement engagé contre la mondialisation a su présenter un visage uni et parfois unifié. En utilisant avec habileté certaines techniques de communication et en s'appropriant des manifestations institutionnelles internationales, il s'est construit comme un pôle d'opinion incontournable. C'est à la naissance de ce mouvement social que ce livre vous invite.
Pages: 293
Publication Date : January 2008
Price: 26.98 €