The Amsterdam Treaty : national preference formation, interstate bargaining and outcome / edited by Finn Laursen.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Laursen, Finn.

Series:

Odense University studies in history and social sciences ; v. 245.

Odense University studies history and social sciences ; vol. 245

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Treaty on European Union (1992 February 7)--Protocols, etc. (1997 October 2).

Treaty on European Union.

Treaty on European Union (1992 February 7).

European Union.

Physical Description:

xvi, 655 pages ; 25 cm.

Other Title:

National preference formation, interstate bargaining and outcome

Place of Publication:

Odense [Denmark] : Odense University Press ; Portland, Or. : Distribution in the United States by International Specialized Book Services, 2002.

Summary:

This publication examines the Amsterdam Treaty negotiated by the Intergovernmental Conference (IGC) 1996-97. It looks at the preferences of the main actors, the Member States, the Commission and the European Parliament, as well as the negotiation process that produced the Treaty. The book includes chapters on each of the main actors as well as the most important substantive issues: the changes in the Union's first pillar, mainly in respect to environment and employment policies, changes in the second pillar, the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), the creation of a new Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) as well as the introduction of new provisions on 'closer co-operation' or flexibility. Concluding chapters seek to confront the Treaty reform process with leading integration theories.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

8778386195

OCLC:

49947825