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

Looks at the European Union from the inside-out, focusing on the internal developments that shaped the European integration process.

Mathieu Segers (Edited by), Steven Van Hecke (Edited by)

9781108478939, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 9 November 2023

726 pages
23.6 x 15.8 x 3.9 cm, 1.27 kg

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 durée' concept, peace, European culture, (the absence of) religion, prosperity and (a lack of) solidarity and democracy.

Reflections on the history and historiography of European integration Mathieu Segers and Steven Van Hecke
Part I. Milestones: Treaties and Treaty Changes: 1. Early forms of European unity Gérard Bossuat
2. From Messina and Rome to the single European act Michael Gehler
3. The making of the European Union Sophie Vanhoonacker
4. From Maastricht and Copenhagen to Amsterdam and Nice Desmond Dinan
5. The constitution project, Lisbon and beyond Jörg Monar
6. Moving beyond British exceptionalism N. Piers Ludlow
Part II. Instruments of Integration: 7. In the name of social stability: the European payments union Jorrit Steehouder
8. Competition versus planning: a battle that shaped European integration Laurent Warlouzet
9. Commercial Banks, the Eurodollar market and the beginnings of monetary integration Carlo Edoardo Altamura
10. From the Werner report to the start of EMU Hubert Zimmermann
11. The euro area crisis: from pre-history to aftermath Amy Verdun
12. The institutional and legal culture of European integration Philip Bajon
13. The formation of the migration regime of the EU Emmanuel Comte
14. The constitutional dimension: centralisation, democratisation and the rule of law András Jakab and Lando Kirchmair
15. EU enlargement: origins and practice Marc Maresceau
Part III. Narratives and Outcomes: 16. A global perspective on European cooperation and integration since 1918 Anne-Isabelle Richard
17. War, peace and memory: Franco-German reconciliation Carine Germond
18. The 'saints' of European integration: from visionaries to architects Michael Gehler
19. The EU and the narrative of prosperity Claudia Hiepel
20. Changing Europe's economic history Ivan T. Berend
21. The EU and the narrative of solidarity Malcolm Ross
22. European solidarity: the difficult art of managing interdependence Amandine Crespy and Nicolas Verschueren
23. Ideologies of EU democracy since 1950 Claudia Sternberg
24. Democratic challenges since Maastricht Wouter Wolfs
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Subject Areas: European history [HBJD]