The idea that the European Union as a subject of study requires a multidisciplinary lens is as intuitive as logical. The complexity of the political, economic, social, legal, historical, and linguistic realities underlying the construction, maintenance, and expansion of the EU edifice is evident to anyone. An entity with very broad legislative a... more »nd regulatory powers, which have to be reconciled (through different degrees of coexistence and hierarchical order) with those of its 27 member countries in order to meet the needs of over 490 million people, has to be looked at from many angles. The contributions presented in this book offer just a small (actually very small) sample of the countless possibilities that exist in terms of combinations of topics covered and disciplines underlying them. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The introductory essay by Giuseppe Ammendola explains by broad strokes how the EU institutions work, the aims and main provisions of the Constitutional Treaty, the main features of its replacement--the Lisbon Treaty--and the possible scenarios following the June 2008 Irish referendum. The essay aims to convey a sense, through the combined use of insights derived from political science and public policy, economics and business, law and regulation, history, and sociology, of the challenges involved in attempting to change the institutional framework of the European Union. Francesco Gui's paper looks at theories of European integration with the lenses provided by history and political thought. He examines the spectrum of ideas ranging from intergovernmentalism to neofunctionalism and relates them to their development across time in the European reality and to the visions of national interest pursued by the largest states of the Union. Claudia Dunlea's paper looks at the establishment of an EU diplomatic service together with a network of embassies. Giuseppe Ammendola's paper on Investing in the New Europe looks at some of the unique challenges in terms of information gathering and analysis confronted by foreign investors approaching the eight accession countries that were under former communist rule and which became EU members on May 1, 2004. Andrea DeCapua and Evelyn Trotter's paper examines the interrelationship of language, stereotypes, and translation and their implications for the European integration process. Nick Ceramella's paper looks at the role that the English language plays in the European Union. William Arens and Michael Zannettis' paper on Sweden's multiculturalism is the only contribution in this book with a single country focus.

ISBN-13: 9781893127289
ISBN-10: 1893127281
Publication Date: 12/1/2008
Pages: 183
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