The European Union

Reviews of previous editions: "In little over three hundred and fifty pages, The European Union manages to provide a thorough grounding in the political and theoretical works that continue to dominate the study of European integration." - Paul Riseborough, Journal of European Affairs "This is, undoubtedly, the reader of choice for undergraduate and graduate courses on the European Union, and regional or global governance." - Osvaldo Croci, Journal of European Integration "Highly accessible to students; each reading is clearly prefaced, set in context, and carefully and honestly abridged." - Talking Politics

This new edition of the leading reader on European Integration makes conveniently available to students the key texts of politicians and scholars. The second and third sections bring together the seminal work of early scholars as they struggled to understand postwar European integration and influential work from the 1980s and 1990s.

This new edition of the leading reader on European Integration makes conveniently available to students the key texts of politicians and scholars. The first section, presents the key visions of the primary shapers of the union now including the reflections of current European leaders on the crisis in Europe. The second and third sections bring together the seminal work of early scholars as they struggled to understand postwar European integration and influential work from the 1980s and 1990s. The final - comprehensively revised and updated - section explores recent theoretical developments in scholars