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• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Photos
• List of Figures
• List of Maps
• List of Tables
• List of Boxes
• Preface and Acknowledgments
• A Note on Terminology
• Acronyms and Abbreviations
• Introduction
• Part I: History
• 1 What Is the European Union?
• Chapter Overview
• The Role of the State
• How Did the EU Evolve?
• What Has the EU Become?
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• 2 Origins: The Road to Paris and Rome
• Chapter Overview
• The Taming of Europe
• Economic Reconstruction and the Marshall Plan
• Security and the Cold War
• Opening Moves: Coal and Steel (1950–1953)
• From Paris to Rome (1955–1958)
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• 3 Stagnation and Renewal: The Single European Act and Maastricht
• Chapter Overview
• Integration Takes Root (1958–1968)
• The Role of the US
• Enlargement: Looking North and South (1960–1986)
• Toward Economic and Monetary Union (1969–1993)
• Completing the Single Market: The Single European Act (1983–1993)
• From Community to Union (1970–1993)
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• 4 Unity and Upheaval: The Eurozone, the Treaty of Lisbon, and Crises in the EU
• Chapter Overview
• The Euro Arrives (1995–2002)
• Changes to the Treaties: Amsterdam and Nice (1997–2001)
• More Enlargement: Looking East (1994–2013)
• A Constitution by Another Name: The Treaty of Lisbon (2001–2008)
• The Financial and Debt Crisis (2008–2015)
• The Migration Crisis (2015–2018)
• Another Blow to the EU: Brexit (2016–2020)
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• Part II: Institutions
• 5 The European Commission
• Chapter Overview
• Evolution
• Structure
• How the Commission Works
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• 6 The Council of Ministers and the European Council
• Chapter Overview
• Evolution of the Council of Ministers
• Structure of the Council of Ministers
• How the Council of Ministers Works
• Evolution of the European Council
• Structure of the European Council
• How the European Council Works
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• 7 The European Parliament
• Chapter Overview
• Evolution
• Structure
• How Parliament Works
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• 8 The Court of Justice of the European Union
• Chapter Overview
• Evolution
• Structure
• Sources of EU Law
• How the Court Works
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• 9 The European Central Bank and other EU Bodies and Agencies
• Chapter Overview
• Financial Institutions
• Agencies of the EU
• Other EU Bodies
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• 10 Representing Public Opinion in the EU
• Chapter Overview
• We the People: Public Opinion in the EU
• Civil Society and an EU Identity
• Referendums
• Interest Groups
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• Part III: Policies
• 11 Public Policy and the Budget of the EU
• Chapter Overview
• The Policy Cycle
• Features of the Policy Process
• The Budget
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• 12 The Single Market, Monetary Union, and Regional Development Policy
• Chapter Overview
• The Single Market and Europe 2020
• Monetary Union
• Cohesion Policy: Building a Level Playing Field
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• 13 Agricultural and Environmental Policy
• Chapter Overview
• Agricultural Policy
• Environmental Policy
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• 14 Social Policy, Justice and Home Affairs, and other Policies
• Chapter Overview
• Social Policy
• Education and Languages
• Justice and Home Affairs
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• 15 Security and Global Power
• Chapter Overview
• Toward a Common Foreign Policy
• Toward a Common Security Policy
• Trade Policy and Soft Power
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• 16 The EU and the World
• Chapter Overview
• The Transatlantic Relationship
• Explaining US–EU Differences
• Enlargement and the EU’s Neighborhood
• The EU’s Rocky Relationship with Russia
• Relations with BRIC Countries
• The EU’s Relationship with the Global South
• Questions to Consider
• Notes
• Bibliography
• Further Reading
• Conclusion
• Glossary
• Appendix 1 Chronology of the EU
• Appendix 2 Sources of Information
• Index