Systematically revised and updated throughout, this ground-breaking text provides an overview of all the major approaches to European integration. Each author reflects on the development, achievements and problems of their approach, and discusses historical and current issues of European integration. The concluding chapter then comparatively assesses the strengths and weaknesses of each approach and looks at the emerging issues. This edition includes two new chapters on the political theory of European integration and critical theory.

1. Introducing the Mosaic of European Integration Theory, Thomas Diez and Antje Wiener PART I: EXPLAINING EUROPEAN INTEGRATION 2. Federalism, Michael Burgess 3. Neofunctionalism, Arne Niemann and Philippe Schmitter 4. Liberal Intergovernmentalism, Andrew Moravcsik 5. Integration Through Law, Joseph Weiler and Ulrich Haltern PART II: ANALYSING EUROPEAN GOVERNANCE 6. Governance Approaches, Guy Peters and John Pierre 7. Policy Networks, John Peterson 8. The New Institutionalism and European Integration, Mark A. Pollack PART III: CONSTRUCTING THE EUROPEAN UNION 9. Social Constructivism and European Integration, Thomas Risse 10. Political Theory and European Integration, Richard Bellamy and Claudia Attucci 11. Critical Theory, Alan W. Cafruny and J. Magnus Ryner 12. Discursive Approaches, Ole Waever 13. Gender Perspectives, Birgit Locher and Elisabeth Prugl 14. Taking Stock of Integration Theory, Antje Wiener and Thomas Diez

`Review from previous edition This is a unique product in the crowded field of European Integration...The book is a milestone in moving the field beyond sterile theoretical divides and towards a more holistic approach to theory-building.' Kalypso Nicolaidis, St Anthony's College, Oxford