Overview
Presents a path-finding exploration of European policy integration
Offers an in-depth analysis of four major policy areas
Written by leading experts in the field
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Table of contents (11 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Theory
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About this book
Far from displaying a uniform pattern, European integration varies significantly across policy areas and individual countries. Why do some member states choose to opt out of specific EU policies? Why are some policies deeply integrated whereas others remain intergovernmental? In this updated second edition, the authors introduce the most important theoretical approaches to European integration and apply these to the trajectories of key EU policy areas. Arguing that no single theory offers a completely convincing explanation of integration and differentiation in the EU, this thought-provoking book provides a new synthesis of integration theory and an original way of thinking about what the EU is and how it works.
Reviews
“This book deconstructs the conventional view of the European Union as moving towards an ever closer union. It demonstrates how and why the EU has not only become ever more integrated but also more differentiated across policy areas and member states. The book is an indispensable read for anyone who seeks a comprehensive understanding of why the EU has always been more than any international organization without heading towards state-building.” (Tanja Börzel, Free University Berlin, Germany)
“Differentiation is one of the signal characteristics of the European Union, and one that is critical for its future development. This book provides a comprehensive, sophisticated, and accessible discussion of the nature of differentiation, its causes, and its consequences. It is required reading for students of European politics.” (Gary Marks, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (USA) and European University Institute, Florence (Italy))
“This book offers as good an introduction to the theory and policy of the European Union as currently exists—embedded within is a subtle and sophisticated understanding of crises that have hit the EU over the past decade.” (Andrew Moravcsik, Princeton University, USA)
Authors and Affiliations
About the authors
Dirk Leuffen is Professor of International Politics at the Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Konstanz, Germany.
Berthold Rittberger is Professor of International Relations at the Geschwister-Scholl-Institute of Political Science, University of Munich, Germany.
Frank Schimmelfennig is Professor of European Politics at ETH Zurich, Center for Comparative and International Studies, Switzerland.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Integration and Differentiation in the European Union
Book Subtitle: Theory and Policies
Authors: Dirk Leuffen, Berthold Rittberger, Frank Schimmelfennig
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-76677-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2022
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-76676-4Published: 18 December 2021
eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-76677-1Published: 01 January 2022
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 440
Number of Illustrations: 13 b/w illustrations
Topics: European Politics, Legislative and Executive Politics, Political History, Public Policy