The dynamics of European integration: why and when EU institutions matter

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Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Derek Beach
Biografical Information: Derek Beach is in the Department of Political Science at University of Aarhus.
Language: English
Jurisdiction(s): England
Publication Information: Houndmills, Basingstoke, Hampshire ; New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2005
Material: Internet resource
Type: Book, Internet Resource
Series title: European Union series (Palgrave (Firm))
Permalink: http://books.lawlegal.eu/the-dynamics-of-european-integration-why-and-when-eu-institutions-matter/ (Stable identifier)

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XII, 304 pages ; 22 cm.

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Useful for students learning an area of law, The dynamics of European integration: why and when EU institutions matter is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

Responsable Person: Derek Beach.
Publication Date: 2005
Country/State: England
Number of Editions: 10 editions
First edition Date: 2005
Last edition Date: 2005
Languages: English
Library of Congress Code: KJE969
Dewey Code: 341.2422
ISBN: 1403936331 9781403936332 140393634X 9781403936349
OCLC: 60319472

Publisher Description:

A major new theoretical and empirical contribution to our understanding of the influence of EU institutions VIs &agrave
vis governments in the major decisions about both widening and deepening the European Union. Engagingly written and based on significant new archival research and original interviews, Derek Beach offers both a new history of the major treaty negotiations of the EU and a new leadership model of European integration.

Main Contents

The basic argument 2
The object of study
Intergovernmental negotiations in the EU 7
A note on leadership and influence 11
Can EU institutions be treated as unitary actors? 13
A note on the empirical material and sources 14
2 Why and When EU Institutions Matter 16
Do EU institutions matter? 17
Why is leadership necessary in international negotiations? 17
Integration theory and leadership by EU institutions 20
A leadership model for when EU institutions matter 24
Leadership resources 26
The impact of the negotiating context 29
The choice of leadership strategy 32
3 Negotiating the Single European Act 35
The course of the negotiation of the 1985 IGC 36
What did EU institutions want in the 1985 IGC? 41
The leadership resources of the EU institutions 44
The opportunities for leadership created by the negotiating context 47
Leadership by EU institutions in the 1985 IGC 51
4 Negotiating the Treaty of Maastricht 63
Introduction: building the European Union 63
The negotiation of the 1990-1 IGCs 64
What did the EU institutions want in the 1990-1 IGC? 71
Changes in the leadership resources of EU institutions since 1985 80
The opportunities for leadership created by the negotiating context 83
Leadership by EU institutions in the 1990-1 IGCs 88
5 Negotiating the Treaty of Amsterdam 114
Introduction: Maastricht left-overs 114
The course of the negotiation of the Treaty of Amsterdam 115
What did the EU institutions want in the 1996-7 IGC? 121
Changes in the leadership resources of EU institutions since 1991 126
The opportunities for leadership created by the negotiating context 130
Leadership by EU institutions in the 1996-7 IGC 133
6 Negotiating the Treaty of Nice 145
Introduction: the institutional triangle revisited 145
The course of the negotiation of the Treaty of Nice 146
What did the EU institutions want in the 2000 IGC? 151
Changes in the leadership resources of EU institutions since 1997 158
The opportunities for leadership created by the negotiating context 161
Leadership by EU institutions 165
7 Negotiating the Constitutional Treaty 176
The course of the negotiation of the Constitutional Treaty 177
What did EU institutions want in the Constitutional Treaty negotiations? 193
Changes in the leadership resources of the EU institutions since 2000 197
The opportunities for leadership created by the negotiating context 199
Leadership by EU institutions in the Constitutional negotiations 203
8 Negotiating the Fifth Enlargement 214
The course of the negotiation of the fifth enlargement 215
What did the EU institutions want in the fifth enlargement negotiations? 226
The leadership resources of the EU institutions 229
Opportunities for leadership opened by the negotiation context 231
Leadership by EU institutions in the Eastern Enlargement negotiations 234
The dynamics of European integration 246
Discussing the findings 254
The implications for the democratic deficit of the Union 258
The future of the Union 263.

Introduction
Why and When EU Institutions Matter
Negotiating the Single European Act
Negotiating the Treaty on European Union
Negotiating the Treaty of Amsterdam
Negotiating the Treaty of Nice
Negotiating the European Constitution
Negotiating the Fifth Enlargement
Conclusion: Why and When EU Institutions Matter in the History-Making Decisions on European Integration

The dynamics of European integration: why and when EU institutions matter

The dynamics of European integration: why and when EU institutions matter