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基本説明
Draws on critical political economy or transnational historical materialism to develop a comprehensive and consistent analysis of processes of European integration.
Full Description
This challenging book argues convincingly that research on European integration has lagged behind important theoretical developments in the fields of international relations, international political economy, and international organization. The contributors contend that prevailing theories of integration-despite their considerable differences-all suffer from an excessive focus on institutions and ideas, while overlooking the ways in which these institutions and ideas have promoted a neoliberal agenda during the last decade. To overcome these weaknesses, this volume draws on one of the key strands of theoretical innovation-critical political economy or transnational historical materialism-to develop a more comprehensive and consistent analysis of processes of European integration. Although not claiming that states have ceded their role as "masters of the treaties," the contributors develop innovative case studies of national and transnational processes to illustrate the salience of trans-European business networks and the primacy of neoliberalism as central organizing concepts of the post-Maastricht European project.Contributions by: Baastian van Apeldoorn, Hans-Jurgen Bieling, Alan W. Cafruny, Ben Clift, Stephen Gill, Colin Hay, Otto Holman, Henk Overbeek, Kees van der Pijl, Magnus Ryner, Thorsten Schulten, Giles Scott-Smith, Leila Simona Talani, and Matthew Watson.
Contents
IntroductionAlan W. Cafruny and Magnus RynerPart I: The European Union and Neoliberal HegemonyChapter 1: Theories of European Integration: A CritiqueBastiaan van Appeldoorn, Henk Overbeek, and Magnus RynerChapter 2: A Neo-Gramscian Approach to European IntegrationStephen GillChapter 3: Structure and Process in Transnational European BusinessOtto Holman and Kees van der PijlChapter 4: The Geopolitics of U.S. Hegemony in Europe: From the Breakup of Yugoslavia to the War in IraqAlan W. CafrunyPart II: Neoliberal Hegemony and the StateChapter 5: The Political Economy of Exchange Rate Commitments: Italy, the United Kingdom, and the Process of European Monetary IntegrationLeila Simona TalaniChapter 6: Diminishing Expectations: The Strategic Discourse of Globalization in the Political Economy of New LabourColin Hay and Matthew WatsonChapter 7: The Changing Political Economy of France: Dirigisme Under DuressBen CliftChapter 8: Disciplinary Neoliberalism, Regionalization, and the Social Market in German RestructuringMagnus RynerPart III: The European Union beyond Neoliberalism?Chapter 9: "Competitive Restructuring" and Industrial Relations within the European Union: Corporatist Involvement and BeyondHans-Jurgen Bieling and Thorsten SchultenChapter 10: Cultural Policy and Citizenship in the European Union: An Answer to the Legitimation Problem?Giles Scott-SmithChapter 11: Europe, the United States, and Neoliberal (Dis)Order: Is There a Coming Crisis of the Euro?Alan W. Cafruny
