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Why Europe?: An Integration History From A(denauer) to Z

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• Multidisciplinary view on European integration • Focus on key moments and protagonists • Written in a concise, accessible style Will Ukraine ever be an EU member? Why don’t we have a European army yet? Does crisis make the EU stronger? The European Union has great influence on the lives of its citizens. That situation can prove to be controversial. Decisions made by the EU often lead to misunderstanding and resentment. Aside from these controversies, it is clear that the Union today, is the result of a myriad of choices by policy makers throughout the years. A better understanding of these choices and of the recent history of the EU allows us to better grasp its impact, and offers insight into why certain subjects are harder to place. Why Europe? offers a historical as well as thematical insight into the development of the European Union. Drawing from six questions that put main events, key figures as well as the defining moments of the past 70 years in the foreground, this book lays out the essence of European integration.

206 pages, Paperback

Published June 15, 2023

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Steven Van Hecke

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Steven Van Hecke is hoogleraar Europese politiek aan de KU Leuven. Hij doet onderzoek naar Europese politieke partijen, EU-instellingen en Europese integratiegeschiedenis. Recent publiceerde hij samen met Knack-journalist Kamiel Vermeylen ‘Waarom Europa? Van vredesproject tot oorlog in Oekraïne’ (LannooCampus 2022) en redigeerde hij samen met Mathieu Segers (Universiteit Maastricht) ‘The Cambridge History of the European Union’ (Cambridge University Press 2023).

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May 23, 2025
Iedereen kent de EU, maar wie 'kent' de EU echt? Van Hecke waagt een poging om de meest saaie en 'ver van mijn bed' instituties van Europa hapklaar te maken, en slaagt hier verrassend goed in. De goede structuur, narratieve vorm en de afwisseling met 'petit-histoire' maken van 100 jaar Europese integratie langsheen een kleine 70 Europese instuties (allemaal met een eigen afkorting) een begrijpbaar verhaal. Iedereen die de EU wilt leren kennen zonder hoofdpijn te krijgen (ik betwijfel of het er veel zijn) raad ik vanaf nu dit boek aan!
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November 20, 2024
Leest zeer vlot en interessant maar heb niet veel nieuwe dingen geleerd (misschien was ik ook niet 100% het doel publiek natuurlijk).
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June 20, 2025
The non-stop quoting of paragraphs in languages that were not English, was extremely annoying and not needed.
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