Böcker av Brigid Laffan

This book is the first detailed analysis of how the EU responded to Brexit. It is an important reference point for future studies of the Brexit negotiations. The authors conducted in-depth interviews with key institutional players in Brussels and in several member states to document how the EU handled the first-ever exit of one of its members. The Brexit shock came at a time when the EU had barely recovered from the Euro crisis and was struggling to manage an unprecedented inflow of refugees. The immediate fear was that Brexit might be the final straw that broke the camel 's back.Eurosceptics were jubilant, and Europhiles were distraught. In reality, the EU reacted to Brexit with resolve and a determination to protect the polity. The book argues that getting the process right was crucial. The EU mobilised its collective capacity to negotiate effectively and with one voice.

Ireland's membership of the European Union has coincided with its transformation from a peripheral, poor state into a dynamic economy with a level of wealth in line with the Union's core states. In this major new assessment, Laffan and O'Mahony provide a systematic analysis of the impact of the EU on Ireland and Ireland's impact on the EU.

Europe's Experimental Union challenges conventional writings on European integration by situating the analysis of the EU in the context of changing patterns of political and economic order.

An ideal introductory text for students studying the EU. The evolution and extent of European integration in areas ranging from industrial development to international relations is explained.