Introduction to the series
Publisher’s acknowledgements
Maps
Preface to the Third Edition
Abbreviations
The Enlargement of the EU
Chronology
Who’s Who
Glossary
PART ONE: BACKGROUND
1. THE CONTEXT OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
An increasingly divided Europe
Theorising European integration
The issue of sovereignty
Challenges ahead
PART TWO: ANALYSIS
2. THE ROAD TO ROME: 1945–57
The Emergence of European Unity
The Hague Congress
The Coal and Steel Community
The Failure of the European Defence Community
The Treaties of Rome
3. CONSTRUCTING THE COMMUNITY: 1958–70
Institutional Design
Policies and Competencies
The Nationalist Backlash
The Spirit of the Hague
4. THE ENLARGED COMMUNITY: 1970-84
The First Enlargement
Britain’s Indecision
Eurosclerosis
Transatlantic Difficulties
Britain’s Budgetary Question
5. THE TRANSFORMATION OF EUROPE: 1985-1993
Creating the Single Market
The Single European Act
The Road to 1992
Europe’s Changing Map
The Maastricht Treaty
6. BUILDING A NEW EUROPE: 1994-2010
Enlarging the EU
Treaty of Amsterdam
Treaty of Nice
The Fifth Enlargement and Constitutional Reform
Lisbon and Beyond
7. AN INCREASINGLY UNSTABLE EUROPE: 2010-2025
Eurozone Crisis
Migration Crisis
Brexit and its Implications
The Rise of Populism, Eurosceptics and Democratic Backsliding
The Changing Nature of European and World Politics
PART THREE: ASSESSMENT
8. THE FUTURE OF EUROPEAN INTEGRATION
European and Global Challenges
Polycrisis
Boundaries of Europe
Nature of Membership
The Future of European Integration
PART FOUR: DOCUMENTS
Further Reading
References
Index
Biography
Alasdair Blair is Jean Monnet Professor of International Relations and Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor of Education at De Montfort University. He has written widely on British foreign policy, European integration, and the scholarship of teaching and learning in Political Science. He has written over 10 books and 50 journal articles. He is the lead editor of the Journal of Political Science Education and was previously a co-editor of European Political Science and review editor of European Foreign Affairs Review. He is a national teaching fellow, a principal fellow of Advance HE, and a senior certified member of the Association for Learning Technology.
