JCMS annual review of the European Union in 2012

The Annual Review, produced in association with JCMS, The Journal of Common Market Studies, covers the key developments in the European Union, its member states, and acceding and/or applicant countries in 2012.

Includes a keynote contribution by Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov, alongside specially commissioned articles by Gerda Falkner, Paul de Grauwe & Yuemei Ji, Christian Lequesne and Iveta Radicová.

Contains analytical articles and keynote contributions written by leading experts in their respective fields covering political, economic and legal issues.

An up-to-date and authoritative source of information for those engaged in teaching and research or who are simply interested in the European Union.

The Annual Review is included in the annual subscription to the Journal of Common Market Studies, but can also be purchased separately for £17.99 or €22.30.

Contents:
Editorial: Edging Away from the Abyss - The EU in 2012 (Nathaniel Copsey and Tim Haughton)

1. State of the Union. Russia-EU: Prospects for Partnership in the Changing World (Sergey Lavrov)

2. The JCMS Annual Review Lecture. Is the European Union losing its credibility? (Gerda Falkner)

3. From Panic-Driven Austerity to Symmetric Macroeconomic Policies (Paul de Gauwe and Yuemei Ji)

4. A New Socialist President in the Elysée (Christian Lequesne)

5. Shock to the System (Iveta Radièová)

6. David Allen: A Tribute (Simon Bulmer, Christopher Hill, Drew Scott and Michael Smith)

7. The 2012 Danish Presidency of the Council of the EU (Ian Manners)

8. The Cyprus Presidency of the EU (George Christou)

9. EU Governance and Institutions (Desmond Dinan)

10. Banking Union as Holy Grail (David Howarth and Lucia Quaglia)

11. Justice and Home Affairs (Jörg Monar)

12. Legal Developments (Fabian Amtenbrink)

13. Stasis in Status: Relations with the Wider Europe (Richard G. Whitman and Ana E. Juncos)

14. Europe and the Rest of the World (Amelia Hadfield and Daniel Fiott)

15. The Eurozone in 2012 (Dermot Hodson)

16. Economies of Member States Outside the Eurozone (Richard Connolly)

17. Chronology: The European Union in 2012 (Fabian Guy Neuner)

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