David Gowland, Richard Dunphy, Charlotte Lythe

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• Part 1 – Europe and the wider world1.1 Introduction – The enlargement of the European Union and the questions it poses 1.2 What is Europe?1.3 How different are western and eastern Europe?1.4 The EU’s external relationships 1.5 Europe and international bodiesPart 2 – Country studies2.1 Introduction2.2 The core democracies of western Europe: France, Italy, Germany UK2.3 The Nordic countries: still reluctant Europeans?2.4 Spain, Portugal, Greece2.5 Political and economic reforms in post-communist Russia 2.6 Political and economic transitions in eastern Europe 2.7 Turkey, CyprusPart 3 – the European Union 3.1 The evolution of the European Union3.2 Institutions of the European Union3.3 Theories of political integration and the European Union3.4 The policies of the European UnionPart 4 – Society, culture and politics in contemporary Europe4.1 Social Structure and Social Change in Europe4.2 Visions of Europe4.3 The State of European Democracy4.4 Citizenship, human rights and migration4.5 Living with diversity? Nation states and national identities in Contemporary EuropePart 5 – Main issues and challenges5.1 Introduction5.2 Cultural divisions in society and hostility to minority groups5.3 Yugoslavia5.4 The economic policy of the euro-zone5.5 Enlargement of the EUChronological table BibliographyIndex

David Gowland, Richard Dunphy, Charlotte Lythe

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• Part 1 – Europe and the wider world1.1 Introduction – The enlargement of the European Union and the questions it poses 1.2 What is Europe?1.3 How different are western and eastern Europe?1.4 The EU’s external relationships 1.5 Europe and international bodiesPart 2 – Country studies2.1 Introduction2.2 The core democracies of western Europe: France, Italy, Germany UK2.3 The Nordic countries: still reluctant Europeans?2.4 Spain, Portugal, Greece2.5 Political and economic reforms in post-communist Russia 2.6 Political and economic transitions in eastern Europe 2.7 Turkey, CyprusPart 3 – the European Union 3.1 The evolution of the European Union3.2 Institutions of the European Union3.3 Theories of political integration and the European Union3.4 The policies of the European UnionPart 4 – Society, culture and politics in contemporary Europe4.1 Social Structure and Social Change in Europe4.2 Visions of Europe4.3 The State of European Democracy4.4 Citizenship, human rights and migration4.5 Living with diversity? Nation states and national identities in Contemporary EuropePart 5 – Main issues and challenges5.1 Introduction5.2 Cultural divisions in society and hostility to minority groups5.3 Yugoslavia5.4 The economic policy of the euro-zone5.5 Enlargement of the EUChronological table BibliographyIndex

David Gowland, Richard Dunphy, Charlotte Lythe

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• Part 1 – Europe and the wider world1.1 Introduction – The enlargement of the European Union and the questions it poses 1.2 What is Europe?1.3 How different are western and eastern Europe?1.4 The EU’s external relationships 1.5 Europe and international bodiesPart 2 – Country studies2.1 Introduction2.2 The core democracies of western Europe: France, Italy, Germany UK2.3 The Nordic countries: still reluctant Europeans?2.4 Spain, Portugal, Greece2.5 Political and economic reforms in post-communist Russia 2.6 Political and economic transitions in eastern Europe 2.7 Turkey, CyprusPart 3 – the European Union 3.1 The evolution of the European Union3.2 Institutions of the European Union3.3 Theories of political integration and the European Union3.4 The policies of the European UnionPart 4 – Society, culture and politics in contemporary Europe4.1 Social Structure and Social Change in Europe4.2 Visions of Europe4.3 The State of European Democracy4.4 Citizenship, human rights and migration4.5 Living with diversity? Nation states and national identities in Contemporary EuropePart 5 – Main issues and challenges5.1 Introduction5.2 Cultural divisions in society and hostility to minority groups5.3 Yugoslavia5.4 The economic policy of the euro-zone5.5 Enlargement of the EUChronological table BibliographyIndex