The European Union: Structure and Process [Hardcover] Archer, Professor Clive and Butler, Fiona

Archer, Clive

ISBN 10: 0826451098 / ISBN 13: 9780826451095

Published by Continuum Intl Pub Group

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The European Union: Structure and Process [Hardcover] Archer, Professor Clive and Butler, Fiona
• Publisher: Continuum Intl Pub Group
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0826451098
• ISBN 13: 9780826451095
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 3rd Edition
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Revised and expanded, this edition provides a comprehensive introduction to all aspects of the European Union. Covering both past developments and future prospects, it outlines the history of European ingegration and the academic debate about its nature. Archer describes and explans the institutions of the EU and the major policies as well as analyzing its external relations. This edition includes an examination of the changes made to EU institutions and practice through the Treaty of Amsterdam, explains the move to Economic and Monetary Union at the end of 1999, and pays particular attention to the plans for and the consequences of enlargement to the East.

Review

'Global order is a dynamic phenomenon, affected by the structure of a variety of institutions.  In The European Union, Clive Archer skillfully and clearly introduces the reader to one of the key institutions and central features of the current world order – the EU. Demonstrating that the EU is "unique" in its role as a "Global Institution," Archer succeeds admirably in his aims of providing information about the EU and placing the process of EU integration into a set of broader political contexts – including the relationships between state and society, the states of the European region, and global order as a whole.' - Harvey Starr, University of South Carolina, USA

'Archer has undertaken a wonderful service in writing this concise, yet comprehensive, introduction to the European Union.  The EU's decision-making processes and policies are covered with a clarity that makes the EU's formidable complexity fully accessible - and is to be especially recommended to the reader unfamiliar with the institution.' - Richard G. Whitman, University of Bath, UK