"Recent times have witnessed a dramatic turn around in Ireland's fortunes. From being a poor and peripheral state, it has emerged as a prosperous, dynamic and self-assured player among the nations of Europe. For many, the Irish experience provides a model of the potential rewards of European integration. But, just how far are changes in Irish society the result of EU membership? What difference has the EU made to Ireland and, for that ma ..."
"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. The authors conclude that the union is not evolving towards a federal superstate, but rather, is an arena of deep economic integration governed by a prismatic polity characterised by innovation, experimentation, pragmatism, decentralisation and devol ..."
Integration and Co-operation in Europe(1st Edition) (Routledge/UACES Contemporary European Studies) by BrigidLaffan Paperback, 252 Pages, Published 1992 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-415-06339-5, ISBN: 0-415-06339-6
"An ideal introductory text for students studying the EU, International politics and organisations, or economics: Laffan clearly explains the evolution and extent of European integration in areas ranging from industrial development to international relations and considers the problems that new political and economic demands from the East may raise."
Europe's Union in Crisis(1st Edition) Tested and Contested by BrigidLaffan Paperback, 218 Pages, Published 2019 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-0-367-22976-4, ISBN: 0-367-22976-5
"The European Union faces a set of inter-related crises that it struggles to contain and address. By exploring how the EU responds to crises and conflict, this volume addresses both its resilience and vulnerability. The EU faces significant challenges: European integration is increasingly politicised; democratic politics within member states are increasingly volatile; challenger parties threaten the status quo; and party systems are shif ..."
"Successive Enlargements to the European Union membership have transformed it into an economically, politically and culturally heterogeneous body with distinct vulnerabilities in its multi-level governance. This book analyses core-periphery relations to highlight the growing cleavage, and potential conflict, between the core and peripheral member-states of the Union in the face of the devastating consequences of Eurozone crisis. Taking ..."
"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. The authors conclude that the union is not evolving towards a federal superstate, but rather, is an arena of deep economic integration governed by a prismatic polity characterised by innovation, experimentation, pragmatism, decentralisation and devol ..."
"This volume provides a comprehensive analysis of the growing financial power of the European Union in a lively and accessible form. It examines how the budget is used to enhance the internal cohesion of the Union and its growing external commitments. Considerable attention is paid to lesser known aspects of EU finances such as the work of the EIB and the Court of Auditors. The management of EU finances is a central focus of this book. T ..."
Europe's Union in Crisis(1st Edition) Tested and Contested by BrigidLaffan Hardcover, 218 Pages, Published 2017 by Routledge ISBN-13: 978-1-138-04003-8, ISBN: 1-138-04003-7
"The European Union faces a set of inter-related crises that it struggles to contain and address. By exploring how the EU responds to crises and conflict, this volume addresses both its resilience and vulnerability. The EU faces significant challenges: European integration is increasingly politicised; democratic politics within member states are increasingly volatile; challenger parties threaten the status quo; and party systems are shif ..."
"Successive Enlargements to the European Union membership have transformed it into an economically, politically and culturally heterogeneous body with distinct vulnerabilities in its multi-level governance. This book analyses core-periphery relations to highlight the growing cleavage, and potential conflict, between the core and peripheral member-states of the Union in the face of the devastating consequences of Eurozone crisis. Taking ..."
"Ireland's membership in 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. This has led to great interest in the Irish model among other poorer, small state members of the EU--especially those in the 2004 accession round. In this major new assessment, Brigid Laffan and Jane O'Mahony provide a systematic analysis of the ..."
Ireland and South Africa Irish Government Policy in the 1980's (Trocaire occasional paper) by BrigidLaffan Paperback, 144 Pages, Published 1988 by Teachers In Development Education ISBN-13: 978-1-870072-55-7, ISBN: 1-870072-55-3
The European Union Ser. European Union and Its Member States by BrigidLaffan, Jane O'mahony Hardcover, 288 Pages, Published 2017 by Palgrave Macmillan ISBN-13: 978-0-333-80433-9, ISBN: 0-333-80433-3
"FURTHER READING Archer, C. Organising Western Europe, Sevenoaks, Kent:
Edward Arnold, 1990. This volume covers all the main West European and
Atlantic organizations. Each organization is examined from the perspective of its
establishment, institutional structure, achievements and contribution to the
management of inter-state relations in Western Europe. Twitchett, K.J. (ed.),
European Co-operation Today, London: Europa Publications ..."
"An ideal introductory text for students studying the EU, International politics and organisations, or economics: Laffan clearly explains the evolution and extent of European integration in areas ranging from industrial development to ..."
The future of Europe debate by BrigidLaffan Paperback, 32 Pages, Published 2002 by Institute Of European Affairs ISBN-13: 978-1-874109-67-9, ISBN: 1-874109-67-2
Organising for a Changing in Europe Irish Central Government and the European Union (Studies in Public Policy) by BrigidLaffan Paperback, 112 Pages, Published 2001 by Policy Institute ISBN-13: 978-1-902585-05-5, ISBN: 1-902585-05-4