Public Policy And The New European Agendas

This broad and all-encompassing study focuses on Europe’s new policy agendas. It brings together international academic experts on a range of policies to discuss Europe’s place in the world and its relationship to the USA and beyond. This book concentrates on two key themes of particular salience for policy makers: the enlargement of the EU and the place of Europe in international politics. An expansive list of important policy areas within these themes is explored, including: • enlargement – political and constitutional implications and international socialization of central and eastern Europe • Europe and the USA: security and defence policy, trade, finance and development • institutional development and external relations in justice and home affairs before and after September 11 • international terrorism, EU immigration and asylum and borders policy • human rights and civil rights • agriculture, environmental policy and regional policy • pensions and ageing in Europe. This book constitutes a major contribution to achieving a deeper understanding of European integration and the barriers to integration within the context of global and multi-level governance. As such, it will be of enormous interest to an extensive audience including academics, researchers, students, policy makers and practitioners in the fields of political studies, international relations, public policy, European studies, US studies and security studies.

PART I: PUBLIC POLICY AND THE PLACE OF EUROPE 1. Public Policy and Administration in Europe Andrew Massey 2. Whither Europe? Fergus Carr PART II: THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE EUROPEAN UNION 3. Enlargement and Central and Eastern Europe Petr Drulák 4. EU Enlargement and International Socialization Frank Schimmelfennig 5. Enlargement: The Political and Constitutional Implications Barbara Lippert PART III: THE PLACE OF EUROPE 6. Europe and the USA: Security and Defence Policy Fergus Carr and Theresa Callan 7. Europe and the USA: Trade, Finance and Development Paul McVeigh 8. Russia and the West: The New Pragmatism Paul Flenley PART IV: POLICY SECTORS AND ISSUES 9. Governing the Third Pillar: Institutional Development and External Relations in Justice and Home Affairs Before and After 11 September Paul Norman 10. International Terrorism and EU Immigration, Asylum and Borders Policy: The Unexpected Victims of 11 September 2001 Elspeth Guild 11. Human Rights and Civil Rights Theresa Callan 12. Agriculture Wyn Grant 13. Environmental Policy Pamela Barnes 14. EU Regional Policy: From Side Payment to Societal Security Mike Mannin 15. Health Policy Challenges in a Uniting Europe: The Intriguing Cases of Health Security and Tobacco Graham Moon 16. Change, Pensions and Ageing in Europe: Discourses of Risk and Security Kay Peggs 17. Conclusion Fergus Carr and Andrew Massey