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Book SynopsisVolume II considers the history of the European Union from an inside-out perspective, focusing on the internal developments that shaped the European integration process. Taking an innovative, thematic approach, this volume will be of interest to students and researchers of European integration.
Table of ContentsReflections on the history and historiography of European integration Mathieu Segers and Steven Van Hecke; Part I. Milestones: Treaties and Treaty Changes: 1. Early forms of European unity Gérard Bossuat; 2. From Messina and Rome to the single European act Michael Gehler; 3. The making of the European Union Sophie Vanhoonacker; 4. From Maastricht and Copenhagen to Amsterdam and Nice Desmond Dinan; 5. The constitution project, Lisbon and beyond Jörg Monar; 6. Moving beyond British exceptionalism N. Piers Ludlow; Part II. Instruments of Integration: 7. In the name of social stability: the European payments union Jorrit Steehouder; 8. Competition versus planning: a battle that shaped European integration Laurent Warlouzet; 9. Commercial Banks, the Eurodollar market and the beginnings of monetary integration Carlo Edoardo Altamura; 10. From the Werner report to the start of EMU Hubert Zimmermann; 11. The euro area crisis: from pre-history to aftermath Amy Verdun; 12. The institutional and legal culture of European integration Philip Bajon; 13. The formation of the migration regime of the EU Emmanuel Comte; 14. The constitutional dimension: centralisation, democratisation and the rule of law András Jakab and Lando Kirchmair; 15. EU enlargement: origins and practice Marc Maresceau; Part III. Narratives and Outcomes: 16. A global perspective on European cooperation and integration since 1918 Anne-Isabelle Richard; 17. War, peace and memory: Franco-German reconciliation Carine Germond; 18. The 'saints' of European integration: from visionaries to architects Michael Gehler; 19. The EU and the narrative of prosperity Claudia Hiepel; 20. Changing Europe's economic history Ivan T. Berend; 21. The EU and the narrative of solidarity Malcolm Ross; 22. European solidarity: the difficult art of managing interdependence Amandine Crespy and Nicolas Verschueren; 23. Ideologies of EU democracy since 1950 Claudia Sternberg; 24. Democratic challenges since Maastricht Wouter Wolfs; Index.
