Key Controversies in European Integration

For the past decade, this has been one of the go-to titles for understanding the key tensions in the process of European integration: thoughtful and stimulating, it offers a window to the basic questions that drive both academic study and political debate around the European Union. Bringing together an impressive line-up of authors, it highlights the vibrancy of European Studies. * Simon Usherwood, University of Surrey, UK *
Key Controversies in European Integration’ is tackles the big debates that have dominated EU politics in the recent past. It includes an A-list of EU scholars and is highly accessible through its format of juxtaposing two opposing views on each of these debates. Essential reading for students, scholars and policy-makers alike. * Sandra Kroger, University of Exeter, UK *
By using fundamental and topical controversies as guiding structure, this textbook stands apart from the many classic overviews of European integration. The editors have brought together some of the finest scholars from the various disciplines that study the EU. All contributors provide well-informed, coherent and sometimes provoking arguments regarding key issues of both EU integration and politics. The approach is particularly useful for more advanced students and highly recommended for courses that put debates and discussion at the core of their teaching. Likewise, scholars of European integration will also enjoy the synthesizing, yet innovative, argumentation put forward in many of its chapters. * Peter Bursens, University of Antwerp, Belgium *
This impressive textbook brings together the expertise of leading researchers and offers a comprehensive and up-to-date resource for the students of the European Union. Going beyond the traditional descriptive style, this unique collection provides a much-needed critical angle. Its well-structured chapters address the most salient controversies in European integration and arm the students with arguments on both sides of these debates. * Ece Özlem Atikcan, University of Warwick, UK *
The project of a European integration has its history of crises and fundamental challenges. The chapters of this timely new edition provide critical insights into the ups and downs of a unique political endeavour. * Kurt Huebner, The University of British Columbia, Canada *
This book is unique in its presentation of key issues and debates in European Integration, and shows how political struggles have shaped the European Union. It provides a welcome tool for teaching European Integration in a more critical fashion. * Hanna L. Muehlenhoff, University of Amsterdam, The Netherlands *