The European Union and its crises
Subtitle: through the eyes of the Brussels' elite
By: George Ross
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780230301658
Subjects: Politics and government; European Union; History
Description: The integration of Europe has often been seen as bringing prosperity and peace. The European Union has innovated by transcending nationalism and inventing unique forms of cooperative regional governance in which a pluralism of national cultures can flourish. However, in the EU of the early 21st century there are strong disagreements among members exacerbated by a difficult enlargement, voters in several countries rejecting important reforms in national referendums, and chronic legitimacy problems. The financial crisis, labelled the 'greatest crisis in EU history' by EU officials, has increased the uncertainty. The European Union and its Crises: Through the Eyes of the Brussels Elite presents analyses by EU leaders (including administrative leaders in European institutions, European parliamentarians and key political figures) of the great problems and prospects the EU faces.and key political figures) of the great problems and prospects the EU faces.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Trials by fire: the European Union and its crises; title: Economics, for better or worse?; title: Enlargement: triumphs and trials; title: Flight of the member states; title: Institutions: virtues, vices, and rebalancing; title: Bringing the people with us; title: EU futures: exiting crisis, mastering globalization; title: European elites and the Union's crises: an analytic summary; title: The great recession as reality test.