This volume explores the theoretical value of applying rational choice theory to questions of regional integration. As with other questions of conflict and cooperation in the field of international politics, studies of European integration are divided largely between the realist and liberalist perspectives. Yet neither of these schools of thought aptly explains the dynamics characterizing this process, that is, the major advances in regional integration and the long periods of paralysis. The contributions in this volume work their way from the most general questions and macro-processes down to particular policy problems of the European Union and the micro-foundations of interstate cooperation. The work will be of interest to scholars and policymakers in international relations, international economics, and European studies.
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This volume explores the theoretical value of applying rational choice theory to questions of regional integration. As with other questions of conflict and cooperation in the field of international politics, studies of European integration are divided largely between the realist and liberalist perspectives.
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Preface Explaining the Stops and Starts in Regional Integration by Gerald Schneider and Patricia Weitsman Towards a Political Economy of Scale: European Integration and Disintegration by Michael D. Ward and Corey L. Lofdahl Expansion or Unity? Placing the European Union in a Historical Perspective by Lars-Erik Cederman Switzerland--Still a Paradigmatic Case? by Simon Hug and Pascal Sciarini Power of the European Parliament as a Conditional Agenda Setter by George Tsebelis Wider and Deeper: The Links between Expansion and Integration in the European Union by Robert Pahre Regional Integration and the Enlargement Issue: A Macroanalysis by Walter Mattli Choosing Central Bankers in Europe by Philippe Martin Full Membership or Full Club? Expansion of NATO and the Future Security Organization of Europe by Thomas Bernauer Towards a United States of Europe: Future Challenges and Potential Solutions by Gerald Schneider, Patricia Weitsman, and Thomas Bernauer References Index
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Challenging the prevailing approaches in the field, this volume offers a comprehensive rational choice explanation of regional integration in Europe.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780275948658
Publisert
1995-11-14
Utgiver
Vendor
Praeger Publishers Inc
Aldersnivå
UU, UP, P, 05, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
240

Om bidragsyterne

GERALD SCHNEIDER holds the Chair in International Relations on the Faculty of Public Administration at the University of Konstanz, Germany. Director and Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Bern in Switzerland.

PATRICIA WEITSMAN is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Ohio University. Her research and publications are in the areas of regional integration, international security, and American foreign policy making.

THOMAS BERNAUER is Senior Lecturer and Research Associate at the Center for Political Science at the University of Zurich in Switzerland.