ABSTRACT

The European Mosaic is an up-to-date introduction to all aspects of the politics, economics, culture and recent history of the European Union in particular and Europe in general. The European Mosaic effectively familiarizes students with EU issues that are currently in the news and likely to remain so for the foreseeable future. It is a clear and accessible introduction to the European polity. Its strongly interdisciplinary focus provides a multidimensional understanding of contemporary Europe, of the process of European integration, and of the dynamics of the European Union. Suitable for undergrduate courses in European politics.

part 1|101 pages

Europe and the wider world

chapter 1.1|17 pages

Introduction

chapter 1.2|37 pages

What is Europe?

chapter 1.3|16 pages

How different are Western and Eastern Europe?

chapter 1.4|18 pages

The European Union's external relationships

chapter 1.5|11 pages

Europe and international bodies

part 2|168 pages

Country studies

chapter 2_1|8 pages

Introduction

chapter 2_4|27 pages

Spain, Portugal and Greece

chapter 2_7|12 pages

Turkey and Cyprus

part 3|127 pages

The European Union

chapter 3.1|52 pages

The evolution of the European Union

chapter 3.2|18 pages

Institutions of the European Union

chapter 3.3|20 pages

Theories of political integration and the EU

chapter 3.4|35 pages

The policies of the European Union

part 4|82 pages

Society, culture and politics in contemporary Europe

chapter 4.1|16 pages

Social structure and social change in Europe

chapter 4.2|4 pages

Visions of Europe

chapter 4.3|15 pages

The state of European democracy

chapter 4.4|27 pages

Citizenship, human rights and migration

part 5|43 pages

Main issues and challenges

chapter 5.1|1 pages

Introduction

chapter 5.3|5 pages

Yugoslavia

chapter 5.4|17 pages

The economic policy of the euro zone

chapter 5.5|5 pages

Enlargement of the European Union

chapter 5.6|8 pages

The Constitutional Treaty