Key Controversies in European Integration

Introduction 1. The European Union: Success or Failure? <EM>Why Europe Works - John McCormick</EM> <EM>The End of the European Dream - John Gillingham</EM>2. The Political Efficiency of the EU <EM>The EU as Efficient Polity - Desmond Dinan</EM> <EM>The EU: Quick to Regulate, Slow to Adapt - Mats Persson</EM>3. More Powers for Brussels or Renationalization? <EM>A Stronger, More Supranational Union - Derek Beach</EM> <EM>The New Intergovernmentalism in EU Governance - Uwe Puetter</EM> 4. How Democratic Is The EU? <EM>The Inevitability of a Democratic Deficit - Richard Bellamy</EM> <EM>A Democratic Achievement, not just a Democratic Deficit - Christopher Lord</EM>5. Too Much Power for the Judges? <EM>Understanding the European Court's Political Power - Karen Alter</EM> <EM>The European Court of Justice: A Strange Institution - Jeremy Radkin</EM> 6. Can There Be A Common European Identity? <EM>The Emergence of a European Identity - Ulrike Liebert</EM> <EM>A Common European Identity is an Illusion - Jonathan White</EM>7. The Uncertain Future of the Euro <EM>The Euro has a Future! - Amy Verdun</EM> <EM>The End of the Euro Mark I: A Sceptical View of European Monetary Union - Tal Sadeh</EM>8. Can The EU Tame Big Finance? <EM>Regulating Financial Services in the EU: A Case of Successful Institutional Learning - Jörn Carsten Gottwald</EM> <EM>The Pitfalls of EU Governance in Financial Markets - Daniel Mügge</EM>9. The EU's Cohesion Policy: Reducing Disparities? <EM>Cohesion Policy: Fostering European Integration through Development - Dirk AhnerA Good Idea that Lost its Way: Cohesion Policy in the EU - Marco Brunazzo and Vincent Della Sala </EM>10. The Big Waste? The Common Agricultural Policy <EM>Europe's Common Values and Agricultural Policy: A Defence of

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