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Theories of European Integration
In this first book-length treatment of integration theory for many years, Ben Rosamond provides an accessible and stimulating critical introduction to the full range of classical and contemporary perspectives. The book explains the centrality of theoretical work to the study of integration and the EU and carefully locates different theories within their wider intellectual and 'real world' contexts. This thoroughly researched book engages with the key debates to have arisen from theoretical deliberations about European integration. It develops its own distinctive contribution, emphasising the importance of 'sociology of knowledge' questions when evaluating integration theory and stressing the continued significance of international theory to the study of the EU.
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232 pages, Paperback
First published January 19, 2000
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August 29, 2016
Traditional 1648 driven political science has difficulty understanding what the European Union is. There are two basic models for political interaction. There is the state and the intergovernmental organization. The EU is nothing close to a state like Germany or France; but it is far far more than an intergovernmental organization like the International Postal Union.
Rosamond attempts to organize chronologically, the political and international relations theories that have hoped to explain the European Union. Reaching back from Federalism to the massive shadow of NeoFunctionalism and on to more recent theories that include the use of Constructivism he covers a history from before World War II until today.
Rosamond's work feels unsatisfying incomplete. There is no great resolution as to understanding how the EU does integrate and what it means for the outside world. However, to be fair, the EU hasn't come to an understanding how the EU does integrate and what it means for the outside world.
Fantastic work for those who want to explore and for grad students who are about to delve into the ambiguity of European Integration.
Rosamond attempts to organize chronologically, the political and international relations theories that have hoped to explain the European Union. Reaching back from Federalism to the massive shadow of NeoFunctionalism and on to more recent theories that include the use of Constructivism he covers a history from before World War II until today.
Rosamond's work feels unsatisfying incomplete. There is no great resolution as to understanding how the EU does integrate and what it means for the outside world. However, to be fair, the EU hasn't come to an understanding how the EU does integrate and what it means for the outside world.
Fantastic work for those who want to explore and for grad students who are about to delve into the ambiguity of European Integration.
Displaying 1 - 3 of 3 reviews