{"product_id":"the-students-guide-to-european-integration-for-students-by-students-hardback-9780745629803","title":"The Student's Guide to European Integration; For Students, By Students (Hardback) 9780745629803","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Student's Guide to European Integration\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eFor Students, By Students\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJorge Juan Fernández Garcia (Edited by), Garcia (Author), Jess Clayton (Edited by), Christopher Hobley (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780745629803, Polity Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 11 December 2003\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e344 pages\u003cbr\u003e25.4 x 17.5 x 2.9 cm, 0.753 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e'The Student's Guide to European Integration\u003c\/i\u003e provides an easy-to-read, well thought-out introduction to the workings of the European Union. Its accessibility and comprehensive coverage make it an essential guide for anyone studying the EU.' -- \u003ci\u003eJennifer D. Linker, John Hopkins School for Advanced International Studies, MA candidate in International Relations, European Studies\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Student’s Guide to European Integration\u003c\/i\u003e is a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the political, economic and legal aspects of the European Union. Fully up to date and jargon-free, the volume provides students with a clear overview of the history and institutional structure of the EU. In addition to chapters on all major policy areas, the book offers a straightforward analysis of political and economic theories of EU integration and the basics of EU law. The book explores many of the issues and events which have shaped the development of the European Union since its conception, such as the creation of the Single Market, EU enlargement and the Convention on the Future of Europe. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe book has been specifically designed with the needs of the student in mind. Key features include:\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli style=\"list-style: none\"\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eEnd-of-chapter summaries which identify the main issues discussed in the text\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eGuides to further reading and lists of relevant web sites for each subject area.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eBoxes, tables and highlights from key treaty documents to complement the text and provide useful points of reference for students\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChronology outlining major events in the development of the European Union from the launch of the US Marshall Plan in 1947 to the present day\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStudent-to-student tips at the end of each chapter advising students how to best approach the topic in question\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten by recent graduate students at the London School of Economics, \u003ci\u003eThe Student’s Guide to European Integration\u003c\/i\u003e is the ideal companion for all students studying the European Union as part of a degree course.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAcknowledgements. \u003cp\u003eAbbreviations.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBasic statistics.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction – or How to use this book.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSupportive materials.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBASIC BACKGROUND.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1. A History of European Integration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2. Theories of European Integration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eII. THE UNION AS A POLITY.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3. Institutional Actors.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4. Institutional Processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5. Interest Groups.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6. The EU Budget.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIII. LAW.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7. Constitutionalism.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8. Fundamental Rights.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9. Judicial Processes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10. Law and European Integration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIV. ECONOMIC AND MONETARY INTEGRATION.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11. Economic Theories of Regional Integration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12. The Single Market: achieving free movement of goods, services, capital and people.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13. Economic and Monetary Union.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eV. COMMON POLICIES.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14. Common Agricultural Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15. Regional Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16. Environmental and Social Policies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17. Competition Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18. Common Foreign and Security Policy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19. Justice and Home Affairs.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20. External Policies.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI. CURRENT INTEGRATION \u0026amp; FUTURE IMPLICATIONS.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21. EU Enlargement.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 22. Flexible Integration.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eVI. 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