Theorizing European integration
By: Dimitris N. Chryssochoou.
Series: Sage politics texts
Publisher: SAGE
Published: 2001
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: European Union.; European federation.; Europe -- Politics and government -- 1989-
Description: "Theorizing European Integration provides a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical study of the European Union (EU) and European integration. It combines perspectives from international relations, comparative politics and social and political theory, offering a complete overview of the many competing approaches that have sought to capture and explain the evolving European polity. Amongst the many contemporary issues and themes addressed are processes of treaty reform, democratization, polity-formation and the prospects for consociational governance."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Machine generated contents note: PART ONE: THEORY; title: 1 Integration Theory and its Uses; title: In defence of theory; title: Why theorize?; title: The challenge to EU theorizing; title: Europe's social scientific puzzle; title: Theorizing the European condition; title: Notes and references; title: PART TWO: THEORIES; title: 2 Formative Theories: Structure v. Process; title: Introduction; title: Functionalism; title: Federalism; title: Transactionalism; title: Neofunctionalism; title: Notes and references; title: 3 The Consensual Phase: Autonomy through Control; title: Autonomy through control; title: Confederalism; title: International regimes; title: Interdependence; title: Concordance systems; title: Notes and references; title: PART THREE: THEORIZING; title: 4 Paradigm Shift: From Policy to Polity; title: Introduction; title: European polity dynamics; title: State-centrism v. multi-level governance; title: Institutionalism strikes back; title: Capturing the comparativist turn; title: Notes and references; title: 5 Theorizing the European Consociation; title: Introduction; title: A preface to consociational theory; title: Politics in a consociation of states; title: Perspectives on competence allocation; title: The Amsterdam reforms; title: Conclusion; title: Notes and references; title: PART FOUR: METATHEORY; title: 6 Capturing the Normative Turn; title: Introduction; title: From theory to metatheory; title: The case for European civic competence; title: The false promise of Amsterdam; title: Drawing insights; title: Notes and references.