Palgrave Advances in European Union Studies

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xiii

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2. Introduction: Defining Boundaries and Identifying Trends in European Union Studies

   • Angela K. Bourne, Michelle Cini

   Pages 1-18

3. Rational Institutionalism and Liberal Intergovernmentalism

   • Roger Scully

   Pages 19-34

4. Constructivism and Sociological Institutionalism

   • Antje Wiener

   Pages 35-55

5. Europeanization: Solution or Problem?

   • Claudio M. Radaelli

   Pages 56-76

6. Conceptual Combinations: Multilevel Governance and Policy Networks

   • Alex Warleigh

   Pages 77-95

7. The Study of EU Enlargement: Theoretical Approaches and Empirical Findings

   • Frank Schimmelfennig, Ulrich Sedelmeier

   Pages 96-116

8. Conceptualizing the European Union’s Global Role

   • Ben Tonra

   Pages 117-130

9. European Identity: Theory and Empirics

   • Paul Gillespie, Brigid Laffan

   Pages 131-150

10. EU Legitimacy and Normative Political Theory

    • Andreas Føllesdal

    Pages 151-173

11. Political Economy and European Integration

    • Amy Verdun

    Pages 174-189

12. From State To Society? The Historiography of European Integration

    • Wolfram Kaiser

    Pages 190-208

13. Knowing Europe: Metatheory and Methodology in European Union Studies

    • Joseph Jupille

    Pages 209-232

14. Cleavages, Controversies and Convergence in European Union Studies

    • Wolfgang Wessels

    Pages 233-246

15. Back Matter

    Pages 247-296

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Palgrave Advances in European Union Studies breaks new ground in offering advanced readers an insight into the state of the discipline in EU studies. It comprises theoretical and empirical essays which deal with how the European Union has been and continues to be studied, providing an invaluable tool for academics, post-graduate students, and advanced undergraduates who are keen to understand this increasingly diverse field of study.

• desegregation
• economy
• Europe
• European identity
• European Integration
• European Union
• European Union (EU)
• Governance
• government
• Institution
• list of abbreviations
• methodology
• Policy
• political theory
• european union politics

'An impressive collection of consistently informative and thought-provoking reflections on the field of EU studies. This volume will be of immense use to students and scholars alike.' - Ben Rosamond, University of Warwick, UK

'In this aptly titled book, Michelle Cini, Angela Bourne and their superb group of contributors map the frontiers of EU Studies. Accessible to a general audience, Palgrave Advances in European Union Studies should find a place on the shelf of every serious student of the Union.' - Mark A. Pollack, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, Temple University, USA

• Department of Politics, University of Bristol, UK

  Michelle Cini

• Department of Politics, University of Dundee, UK

  Angela K. Bourne

ANDREAS FØLLESDAL Professor of Political Philosophy and Director of Research, Norwegian Centre for Human Rights, Faculty of Law, University of Oslo, Norway PAUL GILLESPIE Foreign Editor of the Irish Times, Dublin, Ireland WOLFRAM KAISER Professor of European Studies, School of Social, Historical and Literary Studies, University of Portsmouth, UK and Visiting Professor, College of Europe in Bruges, Belgium BRIGID LAFFAN Jean Monnet Professor of European Integration, Department of Politics, and Research Director of the Dublin European Institute, University College Dublin, Ireland JOSEPH JUPILLE Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, University of Colorado, Boulder, USA CLAUDIO RADAELLI Anniversary Chair in Political Science, Department of Politics, University of Exeter, UK ULRICH SEDELMEIER Associate Professor in International Relations and European Studies, Central European University, Budapest and currently a Marie Curie Fellow at the European University Institute, Florence FRANK SCHIMMELFENNIG Research Fellow, Mannheim Centre for European Social Research, University of Mannheim, Germany ROGER SCULLY Senior Lecturer in European Politics and Director of the Jean Monnet Centre for European Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, UK BEN TONRA Jean Monnet Professor of European Foreign, Security and Defence Policy and Senior Lecturer, Department of Politics, and Academic Director of the Dublin European Institute, University College Dublin,Ireland AMY VERDUN Jean Monnet Chair in European Integration Studies and Professor of Political Science, University of Victoria, Canada ALEX WARLEIGH Professor of International Politics and Public Policy, Department of Politics and Public Administration, University of Limerick, Ireland WOLFGANG WESSELS Professor and Jean Monnet Chair of Political Science at the University of Cologne, Germany ANTJE WIENER Professor of International Relations, Jean Monnet Chair and Director of Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence, School of Politics and International Studies, Queens University Belfast, Belfast, UK

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