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Book SynopsisReinventing Europe provides a thorough exploration of the history of the European Union, tracing its development from inception to recent times. It is the first book of its kind to contextualize the history of the EU within the wider frames of European and global history. The volume also breaks new ground by successfully highlighting the roles individuals, member states, transnational actors and European institutions played in both advancing and slowing down European integration in the EU.With chapters from leading academics in the UK, the US and across Europe who draw on sources in a variety of languages, the book presents a balanced and comprehensive account of this sometimes controversial Union. It is made up of three main parts which in turn cover: A narrative survey of the EU A historical analysis of the key institutions and policies Critical themes and vital geographical spacesThere is also a historiographical essay which handily charts the literatu
Trade ReviewThis is an imaginatively planned and executed introductory text to European integration history, showcasing the talents of many of the best emerging scholars in the field. An excellent starting point for any student. * Piers Ludlow, Professor of International History, London School of Economics and Political Science, UK *
Table of ContentsList of Figures List of Abbreviations List of Contributors Introduction
Part I: Chronology 1: The formation of the European Coal and Steel Community and the European Economic Community and Euratom, 1945-1958
Brigitte Leucht (University of Portsmouth, UK) 2: From the early Common Market to the crises of the 1960s, 1958-1968
Katja Seidel (University of Westminster, UK) 3: From The Hague summit to the Maastricht Treaty, 1969-1992
Laurent Warlouzet (Paris-Sorbonne University, France) 4: Treaty reform, enlargement and economic crisis, 1993-2021
Magdalena Frennhoff Larsén (University of Westminster, UK) Part II: Institutions and Policies Institutions Introduction: EU Institutions and the development of a trans- and supranational community?
Katja Seidel (University of Westminster, UK) 5: The European Commission: a government in the making?
Katja Seidel (University of Westminster, UK) 6: The Court of Justice of the European Union and Integration Through Law
Bill Davies (American University, USA) 7: The European Parliament: empowering the talking shop
Christian Salm (Foundation for European Progressive Studies, Belgium) Policies 8: Economic integration at the centre: construction of a Single Market, and the rise of competition policy
Laurent Warlouzet (Paris-Sorbonne University, France) 9: Milk lakes and butter mountains: the common agricultural policy
Katja Seidel (University of Westminster, UK) 10: Economic and monetary union: from 1957 to the euro crisis
Alexis Drach (Paris 8 University Vincennes-Saint-Denis, France) 11: A citizens’ Europe? Consumer and environmental policies
Brigitte Leucht (University of Portsmouth, UK) and Jan-Henrik Meyer (Max Planck Institute for Legal History and Legal Theory, Germany) 12: A European society? Social policy and migration
Simone Paoli (University of Pisa, Italy) Part III: Themes and Geographical Spaces 13: Ideas in favour of European integration from the 19th century until today
Katja Seidel (University of Westminster, UK) 14: The European Union in international politics and trade: a global power in the making?
Brigitte Leucht (University of Portsmouth, UK) 15: Eastern Europe in the history of European integration: from the periphery to the centre?
Ferenc Laczo (Maastricht University, Netherlands) and Vera Scepanovic (Leiden University, Netherlands) 16: The Franco-German relationship at the heart of EU history
Katja Seidel (University of Westminster, UK) and Carine Germond (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway) 17: In or out? Britain and the European project
Mathias Haeussler (Ruhr University Bochum, Germany) 18: Integrating or breaking up Europe? Euroscepticism and opposition to Europe
Carine Germond (Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway) 19: Interpretations of European integration history and introduction to research tools
Brigitte Leucht (University of Portsmouth, UK), Katja Seidel (University of Westminster, UK) and Laurent Warlouzet (Paris-Sorbonne University, France) Appendix: Chronology Appendix: Glossary Bibliography Index
