The Routledge Handbook of Differentiation in the European Union

• Main Authors: Leruth, Benjamin, Gänzle, Stefan, Trondal, Jarle
• Format: eBook Book
• Language: English
• Published: London Routledge 2022; Taylor and Francis; Multiple Funders; Taylor & Francis Group
• Edition: 1
• Series: Routledge International Handbooks
• Subjects: Brexit; British Politics; Common Fisheries and Agricultural Polices; Economic and Monetary Union; EU crisis; Europe > Economic integration > Political aspects; European co-operation; European disintegration; European Integration; European Politics; European Studies; European Union Expansion; European Union Politics; Free movement of people; International organization; International Relations; Political participation > European Union countries; populism; The European Commission; The European Parliament; Policy Dismantling; populism; DI; EDF; ENP; Public Administrations; Common Fisheries and Agricultural Polices; UK Government; Economic and Monetary Union; EEA EFTA States; External Differentiated; EU State Aid Rule; EEA European Free Trade Association; EU crisis; Brexit; United Kingdom's Withdrawal; EU Foreign Policy; EFTA State; Free movement of people; UK Public Policy; EEA Agreement; European disintegration; UK post-Brexit; EU Law; Core State Powers; Uniform Integration; The European Commission; EU Member State; EEAS; Member States; European co-operation; The European Parliament; EU UK Relation; Enhanced Cooperation
• ISBN: 1032183829; 9781032183824; 9780367149659; 0367149656
• DOI: 10.4324/9780429054136

The Routledge Handbook of Differentiation in the European Union offers an essential collection of groundbreaking chapters reflecting on the causes and consequences of this complex phenomenon. This handbook is essential reading and an authoritative reference for scholars, students, researchers and practitioners involved in, and actively concerned about, research in the study of European integration. As European differentiation is multifaceted and involves a wide range of actors and policies, it will be of further interest to those working on countries and/or in policy areas where differentiation is an increasingly relevant feature. With contributions from key experts in this subfield of European Studies, it will become a key volume used for those interested in learning the nuts and bolts of differentiation as a mechanism of (dis)integration in the European Union, especially in the light of Brexit. Organized around five key themes, it offers an authoritative "encyclopaedia" of differentiation and addresses questions such as: How can one define differentiation in the European Union in the light of the most recent events? Does differentiation create more challenges or opportunities for the European Union? Is Europe moving away from an "ever closer Union" and heading towards an "ever more differentiated Union", especially as leading political figures across Europe favour the use of differentiation to reconcile divergences between member states?