How the EU Really Works - Olivier Costa; Nathalie Brack

How the EU Really Works
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Autor: Olivier Costa; Nathalie Brack

 Wydawnictwo: Ashgate Publishing Company
ISBN: 9781472414632
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Oprawa: twarda
Stron: 274
Data wydania: 2014-03-01
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The European Union is facing a profound crisis and is confronted with multiple challenges. Over the last two decades, it has experienced a series of dramatic changes to its powers, its institutional design, its constitutional framework and its borders. At the same time, the uneasy relationship between European citizens and elites has complicated both the reform and the function of the Union. While the Lisbon treaty provided some answers to crucial questions, it did not clarify the nature of the EU, which remains at the crossroads of federal and intergovernmental logic. The current economic and financial crisis puts the EU's legitimacy further under pressure and creates the impression of a turning point.This book provides a concise analysis of the EU and its dynamics by paying particular attention to its day to day operation. It aims to help students and scholars understand its evolution, its institutions, its decision-making and the interactions between the EU and various actors. Avoiding abstract theorizing, the authors propose an easy to read analysis of how the Union works while recognizing the complexity of the situation. Throughout the book, the key issues of European integration are addressed: democratic deficit, politicization, the role of member states, institutional crisis and citizen involvement. 'In recent years, the EU has doubled its membership and shifted its gears to try to persuade Europeans, who still live in national cocoons, to change their ways of working, educating themselves, doing social policy, managing their economies and confronting acting globalization and rapidly shifting international realities. It has not always been able to perform these huge new tasks successfully and, above all, has not persuaded Europeans to follow. Costa and Brack do a superb job of putting this story at the heart of the book without neglecting the EU's hugely complicated institutions and processes. Bravo!' George Ross, Universite de Montreal, Canada 'After multiple reforms and a deep transformation of its environment, the EU political system has become difficult to make sense of. This book offers a clear and easily accessible overview of its operation. Analytically sharp and informed by a thorough awareness of the scientific literature, it is highly recommended to those who want to understand how the EU responds to the challenges it is faced with.'Renaud Dehousse, Sciences Po, Paris, France

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Olivier Costa; Nathalie Brack