Europe's Ambiguous Unity: Conflict and Consensus in the Post-Maastricht Era

Although the European Union as an entity now enjoys support from across most of the political spectrum, this has by no means resulted in the acceptance of a single vision of the EU. The apparent successes engendered by the Single European Act and the Maastricht Treaty have led instead to both a broadening and a reformulation of opposition. The nations of Western Europe have thus forged an ambiguous unity.

The authors of this volume focus on the connections between processes of European integration and the articulation of alternative programs and policies. Part 1 considers the key unresolved dilemmas of the emerging economic and political union. Part 2 offers case studies of political and social movements throughout the EU, examining states that traditionally have voiced the greatest doubts about the Union, as well as those in which support has been strong.

• Introduction—the Editors.
• THE EU IN THE 1990s: CONTRADICTIONS OF ECONOMIC AND POLITICAL INTEGRATION.
• Contending Models of Governance in the European Union—L. Hooghe and G. Marks.
• Europe's Ambiguous Federalism: A Conceptual and Analytical Critique—T.O. Hueglin.
• The Internal Legitimacy Crisis of the European Union—M. Shackleton.
• The Information Society in Europe: Passing of the Public Service Paradigm of European Democracy—S. Venturelli.
• Social Democracy in One Continent? Alternatives to a Neoliberal Europe—A.W. Cafruny.
• EUROPE AS A DOMESTIC POLICY ISSUE: ALTERNATIVE VISIONS OF UNION.
• French Political Party Opposition to European Integration, 1981-1996: Myth or Reality?—P.C. Wood.
• Poetry on Palimpsest: Germany, the Greens, and European Integration—C. Lankowski.
• Territorial Protest and the European Union: The Case of Scotland—M. Keating.
• The Irish Response to European Integration: Explaining the Persistence of Opposition—J. Coakley, M. Holmes, and N. Rees.
• Coming Out of the Cold: Nordic Responses to European Union—C. Ingebritsen.