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Reforming the European Union: Realizing the Impossible
Daniel Finke
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Description for Reforming the European Union: Realizing the Impossible
Hardback. For decades the European Union tried changing its institutions, but achieved only unsatisfying political compromises and modest, incremental treaty revisions. In late 2009, however, the EU was successfully reformed through the Treaty of Lisbon. This title examines how political leaders ratified this treaty against all odds. Num Pages: 248 pages, 34 line illus. 13 tables. BIC Classification: 1QFE; JPHL; JPSN2. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 20. Weight in Grams: 485.
For decades the European Union tried changing its institutions, but achieved only unsatisfying political compromises and modest, incremental treaty revisions. In late 2009, however, the EU was successfully reformed through the Treaty of Lisbon. Reforming the European Union examines how political leaders ratified this treaty against all odds and shows how this victory involved all stages of treaty reform negotiations--from the initial proposal to referendums in several European countries. The authors emphasize the strategic role of political leadership and domestic politics, and they use state-of-the-art methodology, applying a comprehensive data set for actors' reform preferences. They look at how political ... Read more
For decades the European Union tried changing its institutions, but achieved only unsatisfying political compromises and modest, incremental treaty revisions. In late 2009, however, the EU was successfully reformed through the Treaty of Lisbon. Reforming the European Union examines how political leaders ratified this treaty against all odds and shows how this victory involved all stages of treaty reform negotiations--from the initial proposal to referendums in several European countries. The authors emphasize the strategic role of political leadership and domestic politics, and they use state-of-the-art methodology, applying a comprehensive data set for actors' reform preferences. They look at how political ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
New Jersey, United States
ISBN
9780691153926
SKU
V9780691153926
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About Daniel Finke
Daniel Finke is assistant professor of political science at the University of Heidelberg. Thomas Konig is professor of political science and director of the Research Centre for the Political Economy of Reforms at the University of Mannheim. Sven-Oliver Proksch is a research fellow at the Mannheim Centre for European Social Research. George Tsebelis is the Anatol Rapoport Collegiate Professor of ... Read more
Reviews for Reforming the European Union: Realizing the Impossible
"This theoretically rich and empirically driven study by Finke, Konig, Proksch, and Tseblis continues the scholarly discussion on the institutional reforms within the EU."
Choice "This book is an achievement in terms of the application of formal models and the collection of new data."
Erik Jones, Survival "[T]his is a smart, sophisticated analysis that contains much to admire. There can be no ... Read more
Choice "This book is an achievement in terms of the application of formal models and the collection of new data."
Erik Jones, Survival "[T]his is a smart, sophisticated analysis that contains much to admire. There can be no ... Read more