| The European Union and National Defence Policy Contributor(s): Howorth, Jolyon (Author), Menon, Anand (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415164842 ISBN-13: 9780415164849 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $40.80 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 1997 Annotation: Focusing on the role European integration has played in shaping the defense policies of various European countries, this book fills a surprising gap in existing studies. THe editors have brought together an impressive array of contributors, who consider the pressure on state policy emanating from the prcoess of integration. The book is divided into three distinct parts: the first outlines the tortuous history of attempts to link defense with European integration and highlights some recents initiatives. The second part includes studies of the four larger member states--France Germany, Italy and the UK, as well as a chapter on The Netherlands--providing an insight into the different national factors that condition the impact of EU action. The final section considers the key questions of nuclear weapons and arms procurement policies. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Security (national & International) - History | Europe - General - Political Science | International Relations - General |
| Dewey: 355.033 |
| LCCN: 98118502 |
| Series: State and the European Union |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.37" W x 9.48" (0.94 lbs) 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Filling a surprising gap in existing studies, this book addresses many of the unanswered questions surrounding the role of european integration in shaping national defence policy. The impressive array of contributors consider the pressures on state policy emanating from the process of integration. The book is divided into three distinct parts: * an outline of the tortuous history of attempts to link defence with European integration * a study of the four larger member states - France, Germany, Italy and the UK as well as a chapter on The Netherlands; * an analysis of the effects of the nuclear weapons and arms procurement policies. This, the second book in The State and the European Union series, sheds light on an increasingly important and topical aspect of contemporary European security and will be essential reading for those studying European Politics, Public Policy and International Relations. |
