{"product_id":"towards-a-federal-europe-9780415375863","title":"Towards a Federal Europe","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAn excellent new analysis of federalism and the EU that investigates their mutual impact. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt shows how scholars of comparative politics increasingly include the EU among their cases when investigating the impact of federalism on key issues such as policy making. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe last decade saw a new wave of scholarly publications hit the shores as research on federalism and on the EU came together. These emerging strands of research genuinely enrich our understanding of the EU and its politics. Despite this recent wave, the topic of federalism and the EU is still extremely fruitful. This volume contributes to the continuing debate at a moment in time when the EU is undergoing profound changes. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt is structured around four interrelated dimensions: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe constitutional\/theoretical dimension\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe institutional vision\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe party\/citizens dimension \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe policy dimension. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis structure allows the reader to co\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction 1. How to Federalise the European Union … and Why Bother 2. The Constitutional Scheme of Federalism 3. Between Globalisation and Regionalisation 4. Implementing (and Radicalising) Art. I-47.4 of the Constitution: Is the Addition of Some (Semi-) Direct Democracy to the Nascent Consociational European Federation just Swiss Folklore? 5. Federalism and the European Party System 6. Federalism in the European Union – The View From Below (If There Is Such a Thing) 7. The European Union and Cybercrime: Insights from Comparative Federalism 8. Economic Logic or Political Logic? Economic Theory, Federal Theory and EMU 9. Bypasses to a Social Europe – Lessons from Federal Experience 10. Towards a Stable Federal Finalité? Forms and Arenas of Institutional and National Balances in the Constitutional Treaty for Europe\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151095853399,"sku":"9780415375863","price":80.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/towards-a-federal-europe-9780415375863","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}