Contemporary European Politics
A Comparative Introduction
Price: $37.95
Add to Cart- ISBN: 978-0-415-41893-5
- Binding: Paperback (also available in Hardback)
- Published by: Routledge
- Publication Date: 1st July 2009 (Available for Pre-order)
- Pages: 224
About the Book
This textbook has the general aim of introducing students to the development of the EU's role in world politics. It examines the gradual rise of the EU as an international actor and considers the implications of that role for the EU and for the wider world. It considers some of the main theoretical approaches to foreign policy and stresses the economic importance of the Union.
Issues covered include:
- The EU as an International Actor
- External Policy-Making
- The changing state of transatlantic relations and ask whether the EU and US are more friends or rivals?
- EU's relations with its principal neighbours
- EU and Russia
- EU and Asia
- EU and the Developing World
- EU and Global Governance
- EU and Conflict Prevention
- A European Army?
Table of Contents
1. The EU as an International Actor 2.External Policy-Making 3. Transatlantic Relations 4. Enlargement and Foreign Policy 5. Dealing with the Neighbours 6. The EU and Russia 7. Can the Balkans join the EU? 8. The EU and Asia 9. The EU and the Developing World 10. The EU and Global Governance 11. The EU and Conflict Prevention 12. A European Army?