Highs and Lows of European Integration: Sixty Years After the Treaty of Rome

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In light of Europe’s prolonged state of crisis, this book reassesses the challenges and prospects of the European integration process. Scholars from diverse disciplines reflect on various types of integration by analyzing political, economic and sociological variables, while also taking legal and cultural constraints into account. Readers will learn about the dilemmas and challenges of the European transformation process as well as political reforms to overcome these challenges. The book is divided into four parts, the first of which discusses the external dimension of the European Union, including a review of development aid policies and EU foreign policy. In turn, the second part focuses on institutional change and asymmetrical integration in the EU. The third part is devoted to the rise of populism and nationalism, including an analysis of the role of civil society organizations in the Brexit. In closing, the last part highlights the crisis of the Euro as a symbol of European integration and the emerging social and economic divide between countries of the North and South. Front Matter ....Pages i-vi Introduction: The Current Crisis of the European Union, Its Origins and Consequences (Luisa Antoniolli, Luigi Bonatti, Carlo Ruzza)....Pages 1-8 Front Matter ....Pages 9-9 At the Origins of European Foreign Policy: European Exceptionalism and the Case of Development Aid (Sara Lorenzini)....Pages 11-25 From Enlargement Perspective to “Waiting for Godot”? Has the EU Lost Its Transformative Power in the Balkans? (Jens Woelk)....Pages 27-47 The Challenges of a Sanctions Machine: Some Reflections on the Legal Issues of EU Restrictive Measures in the Field of Common Foreign Security Policy (Antonino Alì)....Pages 49-62 Front Matter ....Pages 63-63 The Multilevel Rule of Law System of the European Union: Eked Out, Contested, Still Unassured (Annegret Eppler, Andreas Hackhofer, Andreas Maurer)....Pages 65-82 “United in Diversity”? Differentiated Integration in an Ever Diverse European Union (Luisa Antoniolli)....Pages 83-102 Front Matter ....Pages 103-103 All Quiet on the Brexit Front? UK Civil Society Before and After the UK’s Referendum on Membership of the EU (Louisa Parks)....Pages 105-120 Populism, EU Institutions and Civil Society (Carlo Ruzza)....Pages 121-142 The Crisis, Economic Patriotism in Central Europe and EU Law (Mónika Papp, Marton Varju)....Pages 143-163 Front Matter ....Pages 165-165 Addressing the Core-Periphery Imbalances in Europe: Resource Misallocation and Expansionary Fiscal Policies (Luigi Bonatti, Andrea Fracasso)....Pages 167-200 TARGET2: Understanding the Glue that Keeps the Euro Together (Nikolay Hristov, Oliver Hülsewig, Timo Wollmershäuser)....Pages 201-211 The Social Dimension: The Missing Glue of European Integration? (Ton Notermans)....Pages 213-230 More or Less “Social Europe”? The Challenges of European Social Policy After the Enlargement to Include Central and Eastern Countries and the Recent Economic and Financial Crisis (Matteo Borzaga)....Pages 231-246 Conclusions (Luisa Antoniolli, Luigi Bonatti, Carlo Ruzza)....Pages 247-256