Theorizing European integration - Chryssochoou, Dimitris N. (SAGE, 2001)
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [199]-216) and index
Machine generated contents note: PART ONE: THEORY -- 1 Integration Theory and its Uses -- In defence of theory -- Why theorize? -- The challenge to EU theorizing -- Europe's social scientific puzzle -- Theorizing the European condition -- Notes and references -- PART TWO: THEORIES -- 2 Formative Theories: Structure v. Process -- Introduction -- Functionalism -- Federalism -- Transactionalism -- Neofunctionalism -- Notes and references -- 3 The Consensual Phase: Autonomy through Control -- Autonomy through control -- Confederalism -- International regimes -- Interdependence -- Concordance systems -- Notes and references -- PART THREE: THEORIZING -- 4 Paradigm Shift: From Policy to Polity -- Introduction -- European polity dynamics -- State-centrism v. multi-level governance -- Institutionalism strikes back -- Capturing the comparativist turn -- Notes and references -- 5 Theorizing the European Consociation -- Introduction -- A preface to consociational theory -- Politics in a consociation of states -- Perspectives on competence allocation -- The Amsterdam reforms -- Conclusion -- Notes and references -- PART FOUR: METATHEORY -- 6 Capturing the Normative Turn -- Introduction -- From theory to metatheory -- The case for European civic competence -- The false promise of Amsterdam -- Drawing insights -- Notes and references
This work provides a comprehensive introduction to theories of European integration in the contemporary study of Europe, the European Union and European integration