(Ebook) Theorizing European Integration by Mr Dimitris N Chryssochoou ISBN 9780761962854, 9781412931656, 0761962859, 1412931657

(Ebook) Theorizing European Integration by Mr Dimitris N Chryssochoou ISBN 9780761962854, 9781412931656, 0761962859, 1412931657

`An essential text for all serious students of the European Union... it produces sharp insights and a sense of the totality of what has been achieved' - Paul Taylor, London School of Economics and Political Science `This is a highly sophisticated exercise in theorizing about the European Union that splendidly achieves its objective... Chryssochoou has provided an exceptionally good guide, useful, shrewd and full of insight' - Geoffrey Edwards, Cambridge UniversityTheorizing European Integration provides a comprehensive introduction to the theoretical study of the European Union (EU) and European integration.It combines perspectives from international relations, comparative politics and social and political theory, offering a complete overview of the many competing approaches that have sought to capture and explain the evolving European polity.Amongst the many contemporary issues and themes addressed are processes of treaty reform, democratization, polity-formation and the prospects for consociational governance.It will be essential reading for all students and academics seeking a deeper theoretical understanding of the EU and processes of European integration across politics, international relations and European studies.