The primary objective of the new Contemporary European Studies series is to provide a research outlet for scholars of European Studies from all disciplines. The series publishes important scholarly works and aims to forge for itself an international reputation.
Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
This book analyzes the development of the European Parliament’s (EP) committees and their relationship with national political parties in the light of the EP’s increased legislative role over the last three decades. The book argues that national parties have a greater incentive to care about what...
Published April 5th 2011 by Routledge
Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
Until recently, the European Union tended to view violent mass conflicts predominantly through the lens of negotiations between conflict leaders and powerful external actors. Today, the EU has begun to recognize the imperative of understanding and influencing developments on the ground in conflict...
Published March 28th 2011 by Routledge
Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
The European Union is a leading actor in international development, providing more than half of the world’s foreign aid, but also a unique case, combining the characteristics of a bilateral and a multilateral donor. Despite the general acknowledgment that policy coordination substantially improves...
Published February 1st 2011 by Routledge
Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
A central problem for the European Union is said to be that of the "politics of identity". Within this, the concept of the EU’s international identity requires exploration in terms of how it is both constructed and represented globally. To address this issue, this book identifies measures and...
Published February 1st 2011 by Routledge
Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
This book radically re-conceptualises the origins of the European Union as a trans- and supranational polity as it emerged between the Schuman Plan of May 1950 and the first enlargement of the European Communities at the start of 1973. Drawing upon social science theories and debates as well as...
Published February 1st 2011 by Routledge
Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
Conflict prevention and crisis management has become a key activity for the EU since the creation of the Common Security and Defence Policy in 1999. The rapid growth of this policy area, as well as the number of missions deployed beyond the EU’s border raise important questions about the...
Published December 16th 2010 by Routledge
Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
Climate change poses one of the biggest challenges facing humankind. The European Union (EU) has developed into a leader in international climate change politics although it was originally set up as a ‘leaderless Europe’ in which decision-making powers are spread amongst EU institutional, member...
Published October 28th 2010 by Routledge
Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
This book fills a gap in academic literature on the politics and public policy aspects of central banking in Europe, by conducting a theoretically-informed and empirically-grounded analysis of central banking governance before and after the establishment of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)....
Published June 3rd 2010 by Routledge
Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
The European Commission has increasingly focused on the benefits it can derive from the greater participation of organized civil society in its role and activities. In the face of general decline in public trust in the institutions of government, it facilitated and encouraged new channels of access...
Published March 21st 2010 by Routledge
Series: Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies
The global financial crisis that reached its peak in late 2008 has brought the importance of financial services regulation and supervision into the spotlight. This book examines the governance of financial services in the EU, asking who governs financial services in the EU, how and why, and...
Published February 21st 2010 by Routledge
