European Union in the Global Context - Paperback

by Simon Sweeney (Author)

The European Union in a Global Context is an engaging text, incorporating anecdotes and contemporary arguments, and presenting different perspectives on European integration and globalisation. It provides essential foundations in these areas, while using stimulating arguments to prompt further discussion.

Author Biography

Simon Sweeney is a Professor of International Political Economy in the School for Business and Society at the University of York (UK). He is an experienced writer, and author of Europe, the State and Globalisation (2005). He has an extensive knowledge of EU literature, comprising EU history and development, institutional characteristics, policymaking, including foreign and security interests and 20 years' experience of teaching EU and European politics at both undergraduate and postgraduate level.