Routledge Library Editions: Politics of the European Union
About the Book Series
Routledge Library Editions: Politics of the European Union brings together in a 35-volume collection some standout titles from the Routledge backlist. Books examine the immediate postwar period in Europe, and the first moves towards European political cooperation, and the challenges faced in building the European political community. Inter-European national politics are analysed as the continent moved towards integration, as well as internal politics – devolution and regionalism within member states. European foreign policy is examined, as is the thorny issue of European security and a European defence policy and Nato.
Regions in Crisis: New Perspectives in European Regional Theory
1st Edition
Edited
By John Carney, Ray Hudson, Jim Lewis
October 05, 2025
Regions in Crisis (1980) examines the new perspectives in regional theory that began to be firmly established in many European countries following the international recession of 1973. This book introduces these new perspectives and makes important assessments accessible to an English-speaking ...
Social and Political Movements in Western Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By Martin Kolinsky, William E. Paterson
October 05, 2025
Social and Political Movements in Western Europe (1976) discusses the ideological currents, social bases and policy directions to examine the impact of social movements on European political systems and societies. It looks at the nature of the relations among mass publics, movements and party ...
Spain, the EEC and NATO
1st Edition
By Paul Preston, Denis Smyth
October 05, 2025
Spain, the EEC and NATO (1984) examines the causes and consequences of the paradoxical situation whereby NATO member states welcomed a newly-democratised Spain into their ranks in 1982, with many Spanish citizens being firm opponents to Spain’s participation in NATO defences; while Spain’s attempt ...
Tensions in the Territorial Politics of Western Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By R. A. W. Rhodes, Vincent Wright
October 05, 2025
Tensions in the Territorial Politics of Western Europe (1987) examines the massive postwar increase in European government intervention, a major element being the development of welfare services provided by sub-central units of government. Governments have faced the dilemma of being electorally ...
The Cost of Peace: Assessing Europe's Security Options
1st Edition
Edited
By Stephen Kirby, Nick Hooper
October 05, 2025
The Cost of Peace (1991) presents an authoritative analysis of the issues in the development of European security. The study distinguishes between security within Europe, the security of Europe against outside threat, and the role of Europe in maintaining world order. Bringing together political ...
The European Union and Democracy Promotion: The Case of North Africa
1st Edition
Edited
By Richard Gillespie, Richard Youngs
October 05, 2025
The European Union and Democracy Promotion (2002) offers a critical assessment of the strategy upon which the EU promotion of democracy and human rights activity has been based, along with an analysis of its strengths and weaknesses. Contributors from a variety of European and North African ...
The European Union and National Defence Policy
1st Edition
Edited
By Jolyon Howorth, Anand Menon
October 05, 2025
The European Union and National Defence Policy (1997) focusses on the role that European integration has played in shaping the defence policies of various European countries. The editors have brought together an impressive array of contributors, who consider the pressures on state policy emanating ...
The Failure of the State: On the Distribution of Political and Economic Power in Europe
1st Edition
Edited
By James Cornford
October 05, 2025
The Failure of the State (1975) examines the dilemmas faced by governments in the need to reconcile demands for local autonomy, and for increased opportunities for citizens to contribute to the decisions which affect their lives – at the same time as governments are held responsible for the general...
The Limits of European Integration
1st Edition
By Paul Taylor
October 05, 2025
The Limits of European Integration (1983) examines the increasing resistance to the loss of authority to EEC institutions in the 1970s and 80s, and the resulting decline in the momentum towards European political integration. The limits which the member states imposed upon their involvement with ...
The United States of Europe
1st Edition
By Ernest Wistrich
October 05, 2025
The United States of Europe (1994) is a sequel to Wistrich’s acclaimed After 1992 (also reissued as a Routledge Revival), a book that made a significant contribution to the debate on European integration. Many of the recommendations he made in After 1992 have been adopted, and others, such as the ...
Twentieth-Century Europe: Paths to Unity
1st Edition
By Richard Vaughan
October 05, 2025
Twentieth-Century Europe (1979) traces the development of European unity from the early vision, inspired by the cataclysm of the First World War, to the institutions and the framework of the European Community. Throughout, the aim is to show how the idea and purpose of unity survived amid the ...
West European Prime Ministers
1st Edition
Edited
By G.W. Jones
October 05, 2025
West European Prime Ministers (1991) examines the roles played by the prime ministers of seven West European countries: Britain, Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Holland and Ireland. In addition three general chapters provide a comparative perspective. The main focus is on the power of the prime ...