The European Union and World Politics: Consensus and Division

Front Matter....Pages i-xiv
Introduction....Pages 1-12
Front Matter....Pages 13-13
The United States and the European Union: The End of Hegemony?....Pages 15-35
The European Union: Divisions and Unity in European External Policies....Pages 36-57
Russia’s Transition to Capitalism: The Rise of a World Power?....Pages 58-78
The Implications of the Rise of China....Pages 79-94
Front Matter....Pages 95-95
Divisions between Elites....Pages 97-117
Divisions in Europe between Elites and Citizens....Pages 118-136
European Elites and the Middle East....Pages 137-153
Front Matter....Pages 155-155
European Deregulation and National Re-Regulation: National Response Strategies Revisited....Pages 157-176
The Primacy of Domestic Politics: Neo-liberal Restructuring, the EU’s Crisis of Governability and Social Imperialism....Pages 177-194
National or European Social Models? Contesting European Welfare Futures....Pages 195-216
European Economic Policy: Protectionism as an Elite Strategy....Pages 217-234
The European Union: A Player in World Energy Politics?....Pages 235-253
Front Matter....Pages 255-255
European Elites on the European Union: What Vision for the Future?....Pages 257-273
Towards a European Identity?....Pages 274-290
Back Matter....Pages 291-299