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Studying the European Union: Current and Future Agendas

On Friday 9th March 2007, leading academics gathered together for a one-day symposium to mark the launch of the Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics series and to look at the current and future state of European Union studies. The speakers for the day were Derek Beach, Frank Schimmelfennig, Claudio Radaelli, Karen E. Smith, Michelle Egan, Heather Grabbe and Simon Hix. The sessions were engaged and engaging and all attendees contributed to a very enjoyable event. The day closed with a drinks reception hosted by, and with a speech from, the German Embassy. For more information about the books in the series, please see below or contact Susannah Atkins s.atkins@palgrave.com

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Palgrave Macmillan is delighted to present new titles in our innovative series on the European Union. Palgrave Studies in European Union Politics publishes research-driven monographs concerning the nature and operation of the EU. It includes contributions from a range of disciplines to reflect the growing importance of the EU as a social and political phenomenon at the domestic and international level.

Recently Published Titles

ECONOMIC GOVERNMENT OF THE EU
A Balance Sheet of New Modes Of Policy Coordination

Edited by Ingo Linsenmann , Christoph O. Meyer and Wolfgang Wessels

The creation of Monetary Union marked a major step in the evolution of the European Union. Is the EU now taking the next step of deeper integration towards a fullyfledged economic government? The book seeks to answer this question by studying the evolution, execution and performance of new modes of economic policy coordination as potential steppingstones towards more institutionalized forms of economic governance.

Jan 2007
Hardback
1403935807
£55.00 Order title

THE CHANGING POLITICS OF EUROPEAN SECURITY
Europe Alone?

Edited by Stefan Gänzle and Allen G. Sens

What will be the future of security cooperation in Europe after the Bush Administration? The Changing Politics of European Security explores the key security challenges confronting Europe, from relations with the United States and Russia to the use of military force and the struggle against terrorism.

Jan 2007
Hardback
0230019943
£50.00 – Order title

LEADERSHIP IN THE BIG BANGS OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION

Edited by Derek Beach and Colette Mazzucelli

As the EU further enlarges and deepens through rounds of treaty reforms, it is imperative to understand the dynamics of the major decisions, or big bangs, in the integration process. This book presents the first comprehensive and comparative analysis of the major rounds of treaty reform over the past two decades.

Nov 2006
HB
1403998205
£55.00 – Order title

THE EUROPEAN UNION AND PARTY POLITICS IN CENTRAL AND EASTERN EUROPE

Edited by Paul G. Lewis and Zdenka Mansfeldová

Eight former communist countries of Central and Eastern Europe joined the European Union in 2004 and two more did so in 2007. This book examines the influence of the EU on party politics in all ten countries from a variety of perspectives and using a range of empirical sources, and makes an original and distinctive contribution both to contemporary EU studies and to the literature on CE party systems and party development.

2006
Hardback
0230001831
£55.00 – Order title

INTERNATIONAL SOCIALIZATION IN EUROPE
European Organizations, Political Conditionality and Democratic Change

Frank Schimmelfennig, Stefan Engert and Heiko Knobel

At the end of the Cold War, the Western international community embarked on a largescale project of promoting democratic change and consolidation in Eastern Europe. This book explains its mixed results. Detailed case studies of Belarus, Yugoslavia, Turkey, Slovakia, Romania, Estonia, Latvia, Cyprus and Montenegro demonstrate the relevance of credible EU (and NATO) membership conditionality and domestic power costs of the target governments.

2006
Hardback
0230005284
£55.00 – Order title

Coming Soon

TURKEY AND THE EUROPEAN UNION
Prospects for a Difficult Encounter

Edited by Esra LaGro and Knud Erik Jørgensen

This volume provides a thorough analysis of Turkey's accession to the EU and contributes to ongoing debates about the future relationship of the two parties. It focuses on political, economic and cultural dimensions and outlines the prospects of this difficult encounter for Turkey and the European Union. It is a highly dynamic encounter and both questions and answers related to the accession seem constantly in flux. The book provides valuable information on the current state of affairs as well as looking to the years to come.

July 2007
Hardback
0230019552
£45.00 – Order title

EUROPEAN FOREIGN POLICY IN AN EVOLVING INTERNATIONAL SYSTEM
Nicola Casarini and Costanza Musu

European Foreign Policy in an Evolving International System provides the reader with an updated assessment of European Foreign Policy 15 years after Maastricht. The contributions analyse the level of policy convergence achieved by EU member states in crucial areas and regions of the world

August 2007
Hardback
1403996075
£50.00

Previously Published Titles

A Responsible Europe?
Ethical Foundations of EU External Affairs
Hartmut Mayer and Henri Vogt
ISBN: 1403988161
£50.00 Order title

Reforming the Common Agricultural Policy
History of a Paradigm Change
Isabelle Garzon
ISBN: 023000184X
£45.00 Order title

The Europeanization of British Politics
Ian Bache and Andrew Jordan
ISBN: 1403995192
£55.00 Order title

Multilevel Union Administration
The Transformation of Executive Politics in Europe
Morten Egeberg
ISBN: 1403997659
£45.00 Order title

T he European Union at the United Nations
Intersecting Multilateralisms
Katie Verlin Laatikainen and Karen E. Smith
ISBN: 1403995346
£47.00 Order title

Identity, Interests and Attitudes to European Integration
Lauren M. McLaren
ISBN: 1403992819
£47.00 Order title

Drafting the EU Charter
Rights, Legitimacy and Process
Justus Schönlau
ISBN: 1403993734
£47.00 Order title

EU's Transformative Power
Europeanization through Conditionality in Central and Eastern Europe
Heather Grabbe
ISBN: 1403949034
£47.00 Order title

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