The Cambridge History of the European Union: Volume 2, European Integration Inside-Out

Volume II examines the history of the European Union from an inside-out perspective, focusing on the internal developments that shaped the European integration process. Split into three parts, Part I covers the principles that have defined European integration, exploring the treaties and their changes through time, with Brexit being a core milestone. Part II considers the different instruments within the architecture of European integration, with special focus on the development of policies, the euro and enlargement. Part III concentrates on the various narratives surrounding European integration, in particular the concepts, goals and ideas that both spoke and failed to speak to the hearts and minds of Europeans. This includes the 'longue dure' concept, peace, European culture, (the absence of) religion, prosperity and (a lack of) solidarity and democracy. Contents List of Figures List of Tables List of Contributors to Volume II Acknowledgements List of Abbreviations Reflections on the History and Historiography of European Integration PART I: MILESTONES: TREATIES AND TREATY CHANGES 1 . Early Forms of European Unity 2 . From Messina and Rome to the Single European Act 3 . The Making of the European Union 4 . From Maastricht and Copenhagen to Amsterdam and Nice 5 . The Constitution Project, Lisbon and Beyond 6 . Moving beyond British Exceptionalism PART II: INSTRUMENTS OF INTEGRATION 7 . In the Name of Social Stability: The European Payments Union 8 . Competition versus Planning: A Battle That Shaped European Integration 9 . Commercial Banks, the Eurodollar Market and the Beginnings of Monetary Integration 10 . From the Werner Report to the Start of EMU 11 . The Euro Area Crisis: From Pre-history to Aftermath 12 . The Institutional and Legal Culture of European Integration 13 . The Formation of the Migration Regime of the EU 14. . The Constitutional Dimension: Centralisation, Democratisation and the Rule of Law 15 . EU Enlargement: Origins and Practice PART III: NARRATIVES AND OUTCOMES 16 . A Global Perspective on European Cooperation and Integration since 1918 17 . War, Peace and Memory: Franco-German Reconciliation 18 . The ‘Saints’ of European Integration: From Visionaries to Architects 19 . The EU and the Narrative of Prosperity 20 . Changing Europe’s Economic History 21 . The EU and the Narrative of Solidarity 22 . European Solidarity: The Difficult Art of Managing Interdependence 14.2_pp_540_651_Prosperity_and_Solidarity 23 . Ideologies of EU Democracy since 1950 24 . Democratic Challenges since Maastricht Index