The European Union or Help Wanted

The European Union: Readings on the Theory and Practice of European Integration

Author: Brent F Nelsen

Dinan's book - written in an accessible, straightforward style - explains clearly the extent of European integration since World War II. Part 1 explores the European Community's history and political developments since the early 1950s, including the emergence of the European Union in the early 1990s. Part 2 describes and analyses EC and EU institutions. Part 3 assesses the Community's policies and programs, from agriculture to industry, from social affairs to science and technology. Imaginative and interdisciplinary in approach, the book makes the EU comprehensible and whets the appetite for further research. It is essential reading for all who are interested in the emerging New Europe.

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Section I presents visions of a united Europe expressed by some primary shapers of the European Union. Section II introduces the work of early scholars, dealing with ideas of federalism, functionalism, and intergovernmentalism. Section III features contemporary scholarship on the integration process. Introductions set a context for each selection and summarize its arguments. This second edition is focused more on ideas informing theory and practice of European integration rather than EU policy making. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Table of Contents:

	Preface
1	The Ventotene Manifesto	3
2	The Tragedy of Europe	7
3	The Schuman Declaration	13
4	Preambles to the Treaties Establishing the European Communities (Treaties of Paris and Rome)	15
5	A Ferment of Change	19
6	A Concert of European States	27
7	Preamble to the Single European Act	45
8	A Family of Nations	49
9	A Necessary Union	55
10	Preamble to the Treaty on European Union (The Maastricht Treaty)	65
11	Preamble to the Treaty of Nice Amending the Treaty on European Union (The Nice Treaty)	67
12	Reflections on a Constitution for Europe	69
13	Altiero Spinelli and the Strategy for the United States of Europe	91
14	A Working Peace System	99
15	Political Community and the North Atlantic Area	121
16	The Uniting of Europe	145
17	Political Integration: Definitions and Hypotheses	151
18	Obstinate or Obsolete? The Fate of the Nation-State and the Case of Western Europe	163
19	The Theory of Economic Integration: An Introduction	179
20	The Political Theory of Federalism: The Relevance of Classical Approaches	195
21	Integration, Supranational Governance, and the Institutionalization of the European Polity	215
22	The Choice for Europe	239
23	Delegation and Agency in the European Community	255
24	Multi-Level Governance in the European Union	281
25	Making Sense of EU Decision-Making	313
26	The Governance Approach to European Integration	335
27	Social Construction and European Integration	351
	Index	361
	About the Book	379

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Author: Ann M Gill

Powerful strategies for the job seeker! Finding a job can be difficult. Finding the right job is even harder. Fortunately, this engaging book provides readers with powerful strategies that can help them discover the most advantageous career path and techniques to help them market themselves effectively. Gill and Lewis present a wealth of practical information gained from interviews with employers from a wide variety of fields and with successful job seekers. Includes interactive exercises that enable readers to identify and analyze their strengths and weaknesses and then to focus their efforts on those jobs for which they are best suited. Readers will learn how to put their best foot forward when searching for the right job in a competitive and often discouraging market.