The State Of The European Union: Volume 7: With U.S. or Against U.S.? European Trends in American Perspective (European Union Studies Association) (v. 7) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199283966 ISBN 13: 9780199283965

Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A., 2006

Synopsis

This is the seventh volume in the highly influential State of the European Union series, produced under the auspices of the European Union Studies Association. This volume provides major new insights on both the recent evolution of the E.U. and its future developmental trajectory, and maps European trends against American policies and institutions.

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Review

Here we find 19 essays written by 25 scholars who examine the different aspects of the EU: its external policies, its institutions, its political economy, its culture and identity, and the effects of its activities on relations between Europe and the United States. The comparisons with the United States are thought provoking and point out not only the sharpened policy and cultural differences of the past few years but also how far the EU remains from being a true European Nation. This fine volume is like an MRI of a currently sleeping patient. (Foreign Affairs)

Here we find 19 essays written by 25 scholars who examine the different aspects of the EU: its external policies, its institutions, its political economy, its culture and identity, and the effects of its activities on relations between Europe and the United States. The comparisons with the United States are thought provoking and point out not only the sharpened policy and cultural differences of the past few years but also how far the EU remains from being "a true European Nation." This fine volume is like an MRI of a currently sleeping patient. (Foreign Affairs)

About the Author

Craig Parsons is interested in the ideas and institutions that came together to construct today's Europe. His first book, "A Certain Idea of Europe" (Cornell University Press, 2003), focused on how certain political principles out-battled others in the construction of the European Union. He has also
led three edited-book projects, respectively on EU politics (Oxford University Press, 2005), immigration in Europe (Cambridge University Press, 2006), and "constructivist" political economy (under review). His next major research project will move further back in history to trace ideas about
democracy in Britain, France, and Germany in the 19th and early 20th centuries, under the title, "The Cultural Origins of Dictatorship and Democracy."

Nicolas Jabko is a Senior Research Fellow at Sciences Po, Paris.

Edition details

• Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
• Publication date: 2006
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199283966
• ISBN 13: 9780199283965
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 488
• Editor: Jabko Nicolas