
Conclusion
Simon Bulmer and Christian Lequesne
in The Member States of the European Union (3rd edn)
This chapter focuses on the current state of the EU and the prospects for Europeanization. Resistance to Europeanization exists, yet the EU still exercises continued attraction to states on ...
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2. Member States in European Integration
Christopher Bickerton
in The Member States of the European Union (3rd edn)
This chapter explores the role of member states in European integration. It first looks at the idea of member statehood, exploring its ambiguities and arguing for a more sophisticated ...
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The Member States of the European Union (2nd edn)
Simon Bulmer and Christian Lequesne (eds)
The Member States of the European Union combines a study of individual member states with an examination of the broader process of Europeanization. Examining both sides of this ...
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1. The European Union and its Member States: An Overview
Simon Bulmer and Christian Lequesne
in The Member States of the European Union (2nd edn)
This chapter provides an overview of the European Union and its member states. It first explains why the member states matter in the EU before discussing the role of member states in the ...
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17. The European Union and the USA
Michael Smith and Rebecca Steffenson
in International Relations and the European Union (3rd edn)
This chapter examines the evolution of the European Union's relations with the United States. More specifically, it looks at the ways in which EU–US relations enter into the international ...
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The Member States of the European Union (3rd edn)
Simon Bulmer and Christian Lequesne (eds)
The Member States of the European Union combines a study of individual member states with an examination of the broader process of Europeanization. Examining both sides of this ...
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1. The European Union and its Member States: An Overview
Simon Bulmer and Christian Lequesne
in The Member States of the European Union (3rd edn)
This chapter provides an overview of the European Union and its member states. It first explains why the member states matter in the EU before discussing the role of member states in the ...
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13. Europeanization and Member State Institutions
Hussein Kassim and Vanessa Buth
in The Member States of the European Union (3rd edn)
This chapter examines the impact of Europeanization on member state institutions. Membership in the European Union imposes a variety of constraints and burdens on countries, but it also ...
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European Union Politics (5th edn)
Michelle Cini and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán
European Union Politics equips readers to understand the European Union and the topical debates and issues which surround it. Alongside comprehensive coverage of the history, ...
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6. The Problem of Coherence in the European Union’s International Relations
Carmen Gebhard
in International Relations and the European Union (3rd edn)
This chapter examines the problem of coherence in the European Union's international relations. The EU consists of an extremely complex system of institutional structures. One of the ...
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13. The European Commission
Ian Bache, Simon Bulmer, Stephen George, and Owen Parker
in Politics in the European Union (4th edn)
This chapter examines the European Commission’s functions and structure, along with its role in policy making. The Commission initiates legislation, may act as a mediator, manages some ...
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10. Brexit and the Future of Two Unions
Daniel Kenealy, John Peterson, and Richard Corbett
in The European Union: How does it work? (5th edn)
This chapter considers the impact of the United Kingdom’s (UK’s) decision to leave the EU. In June 2016, the UK held a referendum on continuing its EU membership. The UK voted to leave the ...
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European Union Politics (6th edn)
Michelle Cini and Nieves Pérez-Solórzano Borragán (eds)
European Union Politics equips readers to understand the European Union and the topical debates and issues which surround it. Alongside comprehensive coverage of the history, ...
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13. The European Commission
Simon Bulmer, Owen Parker, Ian Bache, Stephen George, and Charlotte Burns
in Politics in the European Union (5th edn)
This chapter examines the European Commission’s functions and structure, along with its role in policy making. The Commission initiates legislation, may act as a mediator, manages some ...
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10. The European Council and the Council of the European Union
Jeffrey Lewis
in European Union Politics (5th edn)
This chapter provides an overview of the elements that make up the European Council and the Council of the European Union, including the strategic, executive-like authority of the European ...
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14. The European Union: A Constitutional Order in the Making
Berthold Rittberger
in Origins and Evolution of the European Union (2nd edn)
This chapter examines how the European Union acquired distinctive constitution-like features. It begins with a discussion of three routes to constitutionalization: the first is through ...
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16. The European Court of Justice
Ian Bache, Simon Bulmer, Stephen George, and Owen Parker
in Politics in the European Union (4th edn)
This chapter focuses on the European Court of Justice (ECJ), one of the three courts that make up the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU); the others are the General Court and the ...
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5. Germany: A German Europe or a Europeanized Germany?
Timm Beichelt and Simon Bulmer
in The Member States of the European Union (3rd edn)
This chapter examines Germany’s profile as a European Union member state. It is divided into two parts, looking at EU-Germany relations from both bottom-up and top-down perspectives. The ...
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11. The European Council and the Council of the European Union
Jeffrey Lewis
in European Union Politics (6th edn)
This chapter examines the components that constitute the Council system: the European Council and the Council of the EU (henceforth ‘the EU Council’ or simply ‘the Council’). Together, ...
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16. The Court of Justice of the European Union
Simon Bulmer, Owen Parker, Ian Bache, Stephen George, and Charlotte Burns
in Politics in the European Union (5th edn)
This chapter focuses on the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU), which comprises two courts: the CJEU and the General Court. It first provides an overview of the CJEU’s structure ...
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