The State of the European Union: Risks, Reform, Resistance, and Revival Volume 5

With contributions from leading scholars, this book examines the European Union in a theoretically informed, empirically grounded manner. The book begins by exploring the evolving nature of the European polity and its capacity for change. This is the fifth volume in the biannual series State of the European Union produced under the auspices of the American European Community Studies Association (ECSA). Contents......Page 10 List of Figures......Page 13 List of Tables......Page 14 The Editors......Page 15 List of Contributors......Page 16 I. Introduction......Page 18 1. Risks, Reform, Resistance, and Revival......Page 20 II. Conceptualizing the European Union......Page 34 2. The European Union after the 1990s: Explaining Continuity and Change......Page 36 3. The European Union after Amsterdam: Towards a Theoretical Approach to (Differentiated) Integration......Page 59 4. The Paradox of the ‘European Polity’......Page 81 III. Monetary Union: Ideas, Interests, and Impact......Page 106 5. Monetary Integration in Europe: Ideas and Evolution......Page 108 6. The Battle between ECOFIN-11 and the European Central Bank: A Strategic Interaction Perspective......Page 127 7. European Monetary Union and the New Political Economy of Adjustment......Page 144 IV. Enlargement: Understanding Past, Present, and Future......Page 164 8. EU Enlargement: A Neglected Subject......Page 166 9. Eastern Enlargement: Risk, Rationality, and Role-Compliance......Page 181 10. Enlargement: A Complex Juggling Act......Page 203 V. Institutions and Identity: Capacities, Legitimacy, and Perception......Page 222 11. The European Commission: Diminishing Returns to Entrepreneurship......Page 224 12. Democracy, Legitimacy, and the European Parliament Roger Scully......Page 245 13. Do You Hear What I Hear? Translation, Expansion, and Crisis in the European Court of Justice......Page 263 14. Blairism in Brussels: The ‘Third Way’ in Europe since Amsterdam......Page 283 15. On Being European: The Character and Consequences of European Identity......Page 309 VI. Policy-Making: Challenges in a Changing European Union......Page 340 16. EU Trade Policy: The ‘Exclusive’ versus Shared Competence Debate......Page 342 17. Flexibility or Renationalization: Effects of Enlargement on EC Environmental Policy......Page 364 18. How Defense ‘Spilled Over’ into the CFSP: Western European Union (WEU) and the European Security and Defense Identity (ESDI)......Page 386 19. Resisting Reform or Risking Revival? Renegotiating the Lomé Convention......Page 407 Bibliography......Page 428 A......Page 470 C......Page 471 D......Page 474 E......Page 475 F......Page 478 G......Page 479 I......Page 480 L......Page 481 M......Page 482 N......Page 483 P......Page 484 R......Page 485 S......Page 486 T......Page 487 U......Page 488 Z......Page 489 With the introduction of a single currency in 1999 and the negotiations for the fifth enlargement in 2000, the European Union is at a major crossroads in its history. While the adoption of EMU and the entrance of new member states hold the promise of creating an 'ever close union', they must take place in a rather turbulent environment. Exogenous shocks such as the Asian financial crisis, the Russian upheaval, and new Balkan problems threaten to derail advances in monetary affairs and common foreign and security policy. Endogenous resistance to further European policy reform in areas such as the budget, CAP, and structural funds has strengthened, as suggested by the meagre advances in the Amsterdam Treaty. Indeed, domestic developments, including changes in the political composition of leading governments and growing unemployment, pose further challenges to EU reforms. With contributions from leading scholars, the book examines the European Union in a theoretically informed, empirically-grounded manner. The book begins by exploring the evolving nature of the European polity and its capacity for change. The second section on monetary union examines the conditions under which EMU will challenge integration, the viability of the European Central Bank, as well as the ability of European citizens to adjust to the single currency. The third section investigates why member states agreed to the Eastern enlargement and what internal and external challenges face the Union as a result. The fourth section highlights the institutional upheavals underway in the major European institutions, as well as Europeans support of and identify with the European polity. The final section of the book highlights the extent to which the European Union is able to govern in key policy areas–trade, environment, common foreign and security policy, and development–given the state of the European Union today. This is the fifth volume in the biannual series State of the European Union produced under the auspices of the American European Community Studies Association (ECSA) A Project Of The European Community Studies Association -- P. [ii]. Introduction : Risks, Reform, Resistance, And Revival / Maria Green Cowles, Michael Smith -- The European Union After The 1990s : Explaining Continuity And Change / John Peterson, Elizabeth Bomberg -- The European Union After Amsterdam : Towards A Theoretical Approach To (differentiated) Integration / Sieglinde Gstöhl -- The Paradox Of The 'european Polity' / Jo Shaw, Antje Wiener -- Monetary Integration In Europe : Ideas And Evolution / Amy Verdun -- The Battle Between Ecofin-11 And The European Central Bank : A Strategic Interaction Perspective / Miriam Campanella -- European Monetary Union And The New Political Economy Of Adjustment / Erik Jones -- Eu Enlargement : A Neglected Subject / Helen Wallace -- Eastern Enlargement Risk, Rationality, And Role-compliance / Ulrich Sedelmeier -- Enlargement : A Complex Juggling Act / Lykke Friis, Anna Murphy -- The European Commission : Diminishing Returns To Entrepreneurship / Mitchell Smith -- Democracy, Legitimacy, And The European Parliament / Roger Scully -- Do You Hear What I Hear? Translation, Expansion, And Crisis In The European Court Of Justice / Paul Fabian Mullen -- Blairism In Brussels : The 'third Way' In Europe Since Amsterdam / Mark A. Pollack -- On Being European : The Character And Consequences Of European Identity / David Michael Green -- Eu Trade Policy : The 'exclusive' Versus Shared Competence Debate / Sophie Meunier, Kalypso Nicolaïdis -- Flexibility Of Renationalization : Effects Of Enlargement On Ec Environmental Policy / Ingmar Von Homeyer, Alexander Carius, Stefani Bär -- How Defense 'spilled Over' Into The Cfsp : Western European Union (weu) And The European Security And Defense Identity (esdi) / J. Bryan Collester -- Resisting Reform Or Risking Revival? Renegotiating The Lomé Convention / Martin Holland. Edited By Maria Green Cowles And Michael Smith. A Project Of The European Community Studies Association -- P. [ii]. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. The State of the European Union offers an insightful and up-to-date examination of the challenges facing the European Union. The Amsterdam treaty, monetary union, future enlargement, as well as global economic and political developments pose new risks and opportunities for EU institutions and policies. Chapters by leading scholars explore different conceptual approaches to the emerging European polity, needed reforms of European institutions, difficulties awaiting monetary union, risks of enlargement, and the resulting implications for the development of European policies v. 3. Building a European polity / edited by Carolyn Rhodes, Sonia Mazey v. 4. Deepening and widening / edited by Pierre-Henri Laurent and Marc Maresceau v. 5. Risks, reform, resistance, and revival edited by Maria Green Cowles and Michael Smith v. 6. Law, politics, and society / edited by Tanja A. Börzel and Rachel A. Cichowski v. 7. With US or against US? : European trends in American perspective / edited by Nicolas Jabko and Craig Parsons. Risk covers the stakes attached to the European project. Reform is the attempt to reshape it in its pursuit of efficiency, effectiveness, and avoidance of the risk of non-reform. Resistance refers to the forces that oppose reform. Revival covers the breakthroughs caused by shifts in the balance between these three concepts