This volume examines what the concept of ideology can add to our understanding of the European Union, and the way in which the process of European integration h

The quasi-federal European Union stands out as the major exception in the thinly institutionalized world of international politics. Something has led Europeans�

In this 2004 volume, a formidable group of scholars investigate patterns of conflict that are arising in the European Union.

"Based on empirical studies of European energy and environmental policies, this book suggests that, in combination, these two policy fields form a consensus in

This book asks why European countries tried to build a security institution outside of NATO, emphasising the influence of political party ideologies.