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Alarums & excursions : improvising politics on the European stage, Luuk van Middelaar ; translated by Liz Waters

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Crisis after crisis has beset the European Union in recent years - Greek sovereign debt, Russian annexation of Crimea, unprecedented levels of migration, and the turmoil created by Brexit. An organization originally designed to regulate and enforce rules about fishing rights, wheat quotas and product standards has found itself on the global stage forced to grapple with problems of identity, sovereignty and solidarity without a script or prompt. From Paris to Berlin, London to Athens, European leaders have had to improvise on issues that the Union was never set up to handle and which threaten to engulf this unique political entity. And they have had to do so in full view of an increasingly disenchanted and dissonant public audience. In this candid and revealing portrayal of a Europe improvising its way through a politics of events and not rules, the author makes sense of the EU's political metamorphosis over its past ten years of crisis management. Forced into action by a tidal wave of emergencies, the author shows how Europe has had to reinvent itself by casting off its legal straitjacket and confronting hard issues of power, territorial borders and public authority. This book showcases the fascinating relationship between the Union and the European heads of government, and the stresses it must withstand in dealing with real world events
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  • eng
  • dut
  • eng
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Edition
First English-language edition.
Extent
xviii, 301 pages
Contents
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • Dramatis personae
  • Prologue. Part 1 Acts and scenes : Improvising: the Euro crisis
  • Negotiating: the Ukraine crisis
  • Setting boundaries: the refugee crisis
  • Uprising: the Atlantic crisis
  • Entr'acte: acting in time. Part 2 The theatre : Two foundations
  • Directors and actors
  • The opposition takes the stage. Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Index
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9781788211727
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Alarums & excursions : improvising politics on the European stage
Title
Alarums & excursions
Title remainder
improvising politics on the European stage
Statement of responsibility
Luuk van Middelaar ; translated by Liz Waters
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Alarums and excursions
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Author
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Language
  • eng
  • dut
  • eng
Summary
Crisis after crisis has beset the European Union in recent years - Greek sovereign debt, Russian annexation of Crimea, unprecedented levels of migration, and the turmoil created by Brexit. An organization originally designed to regulate and enforce rules about fishing rights, wheat quotas and product standards has found itself on the global stage forced to grapple with problems of identity, sovereignty and solidarity without a script or prompt. From Paris to Berlin, London to Athens, European leaders have had to improvise on issues that the Union was never set up to handle and which threaten to engulf this unique political entity. And they have had to do so in full view of an increasingly disenchanted and dissonant public audience. In this candid and revealing portrayal of a Europe improvising its way through a politics of events and not rules, the author makes sense of the EU's political metamorphosis over its past ten years of crisis management. Forced into action by a tidal wave of emergencies, the author shows how Europe has had to reinvent itself by casting off its legal straitjacket and confronting hard issues of power, territorial borders and public authority. This book showcases the fascinating relationship between the Union and the European heads of government, and the stresses it must withstand in dealing with real world events
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1973-
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Middelaar, Luuk van
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illustrations
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index present
Language note
Translated from the Dutch
Literary form
non fiction
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Waters, Liz
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  • European Union
  • European Union
  • Europäische Union
  • Crises
  • European Union countries
  • Crises (Sciences sociales)
  • EU/EC Policy
  • Crises
  • International relations
  • Politics and government
  • European Union countries
  • Europäische Integration
  • Krise
  • Politisches Handeln
  • Law
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Alarums & excursions : improvising politics on the European stage, Luuk van Middelaar ; translated by Liz Waters
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Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
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volume
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  • nc
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rdacarrier
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text
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  • txt
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rdacontent
Contents
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Dramatis personae -- Prologue. Part 1 Acts and scenes : Improvising: the Euro crisis -- Negotiating: the Ukraine crisis -- Setting boundaries: the refugee crisis -- Uprising: the Atlantic crisis -- Entr'acte: acting in time. Part 2 The theatre : Two foundations -- Directors and actors -- The opposition takes the stage. Epilogue -- Notes -- Index
Control code
1078879765
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First English-language edition.
Extent
xviii, 301 pages
Isbn
9781788211727
Lccn
2018493811
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 648
Other physical details
illustration
System control number
(OCoLC)1078879765
Label
Alarums & excursions : improvising politics on the European stage, Luuk van Middelaar ; translated by Liz Waters
Publication
Copyright
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Dramatis personae -- Prologue. Part 1 Acts and scenes : Improvising: the Euro crisis -- Negotiating: the Ukraine crisis -- Setting boundaries: the refugee crisis -- Uprising: the Atlantic crisis -- Entr'acte: acting in time. Part 2 The theatre : Two foundations -- Directors and actors -- The opposition takes the stage. Epilogue -- Notes -- Index
Control code
1078879765
Dimensions
25 cm
Edition
First English-language edition.
Extent
xviii, 301 pages
Isbn
9781788211727
Lccn
2018493811
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Note
WorldCat record variable field(s) change: 648
Other physical details
illustration
System control number
(OCoLC)1078879765

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