Systematically revised and updated throughout, this ground-breaking text provides an overview of all the major approaches to European integration. This edition includes two new chapters on the political theory of European integration and critical theory
Focusing on the role of local actors, this book explores their influence in conflicts surrounding global norms, highlighting the interplay between international relations and international law. It delves into how these local entities shape and respond to broader international frameworks, offering insights into the complexities of governance and legal standards on a global scale.
This book is the first to systematically introduce and apply a social constructivist perspective to the study of European integration. Social constructivism is carefully located in terms of its philosophical and methodological origins. The wider debates and contribution of constructivist approaches to international relations are reviewed, and the insights that might then be afforded to European studies fully explored. Highlights include: new theoretical contributions to the debate by Ernst B. Haas, Andrew Moravcsik and Steve Smith; research on key aspects of European integration and EU governance applying a variety of constructivist approaches. The Social Construction of Europe provides new and important in