First edition published 2012. Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-293) and index.
Contents:
Introduction : key controversies in European integration / Andreas D<U+fffd>ur and Hubert Zimmermann -- The European union : success or failure? -- The political efficiency of the EU -- More powers for Brussels or renationalization? -- How democratic is the EU? -- Too much power for the Judges -- Can there be a common European identity? -- Lobbying in the EU : how much power for big business? -- The future of the euro : union or disintegration? -- The euro : economic success or disaster? -- Can the EU tame big finance? -- The big waste? The common agricultural policy -- Does the EU act as normative power? -- Is EU enlargement a success story or has it gone too far? -- Towards a common European army? -- A new German hegemony : does it exist? Would it be dangerous? -- Should it stay or should it go? Britain, EU membership and the merits of selective integration.
Summary:
"This innovative text brings together pairs of specially commissioned contributions by prominent scholars who debate 14 key controversies in relation to the nature, current state and future of European integration. The contributors represent the whole spectrum of thinking about the EU and examine the most fundamental contemporary issues."-- Provided by Publisher.
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