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This innovative new text provides a state-of-the-art introduction to the study of European integration, focusing centrally on explaining the differentiated character of the European Union in terms of policy areas, institutional development and geographical span.
About the Author
DIRK LEUFFEN is Professor of Political Science and International Politics, University of Konstanz, Germany.FRANK SCHIMMELFENNIG is Professor of European Politics, Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH), Zurich, Switzerland.
BERTHOLD RITTBERGER is Professor of International Relations, Ludwig Maximilians University Munich, Germany.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The European Union as a System of Differentiated Integration
PART I: THEORY
Intergovernmentalism
Supranationalism
Constructivism
PART II: POLICIES
The Single Market
Economic and Monetary Union
Security and Defence
The Area of Freedom, Security, and Justice
Conclusions: Integration and differentiation in the European Union